Mars perihelion opposition (Day 2) - a photo on Flickriver

Mars perihelion opposition (Day 2)

Over Atlanta, Georgia.
29 July 2018 (at midnight).

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▶ Mars, at its perihelion opposition —that is, completely on the opposite of the Sun in the sky— 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.

▶ Not in photo but also visible and bright: Jupiter, Arcturus, the Big Dipper, and a (one-day) waning Full Buck Moon.

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▶ Photo by Yours For Good Fermentables.com.
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Taken on: July 29, 2018

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Camera: Olympus E-PL1, f/11.0, 8 sec, 200mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-PL1
Lens:	LUMIX G VARIO 45-200/F4.0-5.6
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	8
Focal Length:	200mm
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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