Mars perihelion opposition

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Mars perihelion opposition
Mars perihelion opposition

Over Atlanta, Georgia.
28 July 2018 (at 1 am).

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▶ Mars, at its perihelion opposition —that is, completely on the opposite side of the Sun in the sky— was lit up bright and reddish-orange.

▶ Mars' actual perihelion —its closest approach to the Earth— won't occur until Tuesday, 31 July 2018, when Mars will be 'only' 35,784,481 miles away, its closest embrace of us since 2003. (Contrast that to its average distance of 140 million miles.)
— Space.com.

▶ The light coming from the upper left is that of the Full Buck Moon. But not a "blood moon": the total lunar eclipse was not visible here in the Northern Hemisphere.

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▶ Camera: Olympus Pen E-PL1.
---> Lens: Canon 100mm ƒ/2.8 FD
---> Focal length: 100 mm
---> Aperture: ƒ/22
---> Shutter speed: 1 sec
---> ISO: 200
---> no flash
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Taken on: July 28, 2018
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Camera: Olympus E-PL1, 1 sec, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Olympus E-PL1
Exposure Time: 1
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
White Balance: Auto
Gain Control: Low gain up
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 15.0 (Windows)
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