Hi all,
Saw this on Sky & Telescope website.
"For two days in early March, Mars glides between a close pair of nebulae in
the constellation Sagittarius — the Lagoon (M8) and the much dimmer Trifid
(M20). Take a look with large binoculars or a wide-field telescope before
the very first light of dawn on the 5th and 6th. As the map here shows, the
nebulae are only 1.4° apart. The ticks show Mars's position at 0:00
Universal Time (7:00 on the previous date Eastern Standard Time). If you're
not certain where to find the red planet, use our interactive sky chart to
help you locate Mars as it rises in the southeast about 5:00 a.m. local
time. "
If the weather's nice, anyone wanna get up early and take a look somewhere?
Michael Swartz
Fremont, CA
(510) 377-0694
mswartz@ zlanguy. com