Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
      fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation
                    written by a professional astronomer.

                                2020 July 30
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                             The Red Planet Mars
                 Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Luc Debeck

   Explanation: Mars looks pretty sharp in this [5]backyard telescope
   image captured on July 23 from Hoegaarden, Belgium, planet Earth.
   [6]The Red Planet's bright south polar cap is bathed in sunlight at the
   top of the inverted view, while the dark feature known as Syrtis Major
   extends toward the right (eastern) edge. Rising around midnight for
   now, the Red Planet is months away from its own opposition in early
   October. [7]Telescopic views will improve even more as Earth, in its
   faster orbit, catches up to Mars, the ruddy disk growing larger and
   brighter still. The martian [8]Jezero Crater is within the Syrtis Major
   region. That's the landing site for NASA's 2020 [9]Mars Rover
   Perseverance, scheduled for launch today.

    Comet NEOWISE images from planet Earth: July [10]29, [11]28, [12]27,
                           [13]26, [14]25, [15]24
                  Tomorrow's picture: more pixels in space
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    Authors & editors: [27]Robert Nemiroff ([28]MTU) & [29]Jerry Bonnell
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