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Re: Mars occultation or close approach tonight
From: David Iwancio
Date: 2023 Jan 31, 12:03 -0800
From: David Iwancio
Date: 2023 Jan 31, 12:03 -0800
Frank:
Because while the distance wasn't changing much, the direction was changing a lot. From my viewpoint, Mars slid past the moon's north pole (missing by a little under 8'), at a time when the moon was moving neither "mostly towards" nor "mostly away" from Mars, but "mostly parallel."
