Mars on December 10, 2020
A Shrinking Mars
Mars is well past its closest approach to Earth this opposition and is decreasing in size as it
moves away from our planet.
Now at 13 arcseconds in size it will soon be too far for me to pickup any significant details on
its disk with my 155mm refractor. But it has been a great opposition this year and Mars has
provided me with plenty of good views.
moves away from our planet.
Now at 13 arcseconds in size it will soon be too far for me to pickup any significant details on
its disk with my 155mm refractor. But it has been a great opposition this year and Mars has
provided me with plenty of good views.