SPACE1 created these two time views of the current sky to show Mars and Saturn poised for study, and M42, the Great Orion Nebula. The planetarium type computer representations are calculated for a position in the South Pacific Ocean where a portion of the Southern Sky is visible. Note the times, one in the evening, one in the early morning. Dimmest stars are near 7th magnitude. Shown are normal sky and red views, the latter for observing outside to keep eye dark adaptation. Mars is making a fast retreat past opposition as well as Saturn. Both are moving towards the western sky direction. Views are adapted from SkyPortal, the leading wireless Wifi GOTO software for Celestron telescopes and offline planetarium studies of the night sky.
