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Credit & Copyright: Till Credner
(AlltheSky.com)
Explanation:
What's that bright object in the sky?
A common question with
answers that vary by time and season, the quick answer
just after sunset in middle of last month, from the norther hemisphere, was Mars.
The above picturesque panorama, taken during a ski trip from the
Alps in
Switzerland,
shows not only
Mars, but much more.
Pine trees line the foreground,
while numerous slopes leading up to the snow covered
Allalinhorn mountain are
visible in the distance.
Stars dot the background, with the
Beehive star cluster (M44) visible just below and to
the left of Mars, while stars
Castor and
Pollux
peak through the tree tops to the Mars' upper right.
Mars will remain bright and in the
constellation of the Crab
(Cancer) until mid-May.
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A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Mars
Publications with words: Mars
See also:
- APOD: 2026 July 29 Á Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars
- APOD: 2026 July 28 Á Barnards Loop over Twin Volcanoes
- APOD: 2026 July 21 Á Turtle Rock on Mars
- APOD: 2026 June 27 Á Mars Marathon by Perseverance
- APOD: 2026 February 22 Á Shadow of a Martian Robot
- APOD: 2026 February 1 Á Galle: Happy Face Crater on Mars
- APOD: 2025 September 28 Á Leopard Spots on Martian Rocks