South Florida Freepers take note! You will see Mars disappear behind the Moon. Below is a chart showing the path of occultation.
The next map is a close-up of South Florida with the "graze" area between the diagonal lines. South of the lines Mars will completely disappear. North of the lines Mars will not appear to touch the Moon.
For more on occultations of planets, asteroids, and stars, go HERE.
The occultation will occur around 4:30 AM EDT. on 7-17-03.
Mars will still appear to be very close indeed to the Moon as seen from many parts of the country. Enjoy the early-morning sight!
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07/15/2003 9:32:50 PM PDT by
petuniasevan
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07/16/2003 4:45:57 AM PDT by
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Thanks! It was a very interesting sight indeed, Mars was quite red, but less visible than usual because of the bright moon. Two events that rivaled it was Comet Bennet in about '70, which was spectacular, and the one and only time I was able to view Venus DURING THE DAY.
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07/17/2003 10:43:37 AM PDT by
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