Hi Jack, all,
"Jackie" Try checking out Mars about one and a half
months from now... that's when
it'll be closer to us than it's been since the Cro-Magnons were painting
bulls on cave walls in northern Spain.

Jack.
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It's closest approach will be on the 27th of August ( -2 Magnitude ).
On July 17 the moon occults Mars ( for observers in the Central Americas ).
This is the closest Mars has been to the earth for the last, 60.000 Years.
The BBC "Sky at Night" will be showing a special programme on Mars very soon
( not sure of the date ).
Sorry for been a little of topic.........Cheers all, Ken, G4KIR.


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Sorry for been a little of topic.........Cheers all, Ken, G4KIR.

Ken, with so many radio hobbyists also being astronomy hobbyists (at least
in my area of the US, this is true) I think that many readers may find this
to be an interesting subject, even if it IS off-topic...

.... now, how many of you have listened to Jupiter's radio 'noise' lately?
That's well on-topic for this group! :-)

Jack.