Mars the wanderer
Follow his journey through Scorpius
— July 19 2001 —
Five months earlier
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| By July 2001, Mars had wandered the length of Scorpius, bounced back from retrograde to prograde motion,
passed the very favourable 2001 opposition, and was beginning to move away from earth. The above shot shows his location in Scorpius on 19/7/01. The exposure was tracked (not guided) for 2 minutes - The film was Kodak Elite Chrome 200, the lens 28mm @ f/4. Move your mouse over the photo to see a guide to the constellations as provided by a computerised planetarium program. |
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