Mars and the eclipsed Moon make a pink pair in Melbourne’s western sky. Credit score: Wikimedia Commons

On this episode, Dave Eicher invitations you to watch the almost full Moon because it passes Mars on the night of December 17. Each objects intently observe the Solar’s obvious path via the celebrities, known as the ecliptic. This time, nonetheless, they’ll be fairly shut, solely about 1 diploma aside. That distance is twice the diameter of the Full Moon. Begin by watching them within the early night, and also you’ll see the space between them change via the night time.

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