Derekscope

According to my post – Friday 24th January 2025

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Both Antares in the constellation Scorpius and Mars can appear quite similar in colour and intensity, especially when Mars is near opposition and appears very bright in the sky – people have often mistaken Antares for Mars due to their similar reddish hues and brightness.

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When observing Jupiter with a good pair of binoculars or a small telescope, you’ll notice this Callisto below the Jupiter’s southern limb.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS) and Ganymede’s Shadow were visible together! ~ this is a fascinating event where Ganymede, one of Jupiter’s moons, casts its shadow on the planet’s surface, crossing the immense storm known as the Great Red Spot.

Firstly I spotted the Venus through the transparency clouds.

Then glimpsed the gas planet, Saturn in the twilight skies.

Venus passes north of Saturn in south-western evening sky after sunset.

A Jupiter eclipse occurs when one of Jupiter’s moon passes between Jupiter and the Sun ~ this will be an observer would experience a Jupiter’s eclipse in the oval shadow, and can be a rare event.

(See my photo)

(Click the infographic below for enlarge)

Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus will appear together in a row, although Neptune and Uranus will only be visible with binoculars or a telescope.

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During this event, Venus and Saturn will appear close together in the night sky, creating a stunning sight ~ they will be too widely separated to fit within the field of view of a telescope, but will be visible to the naked eye or through a pair of binoculars.

Europa’s shadow will transit across Jupiter ~ this event is a great sight to observe through a telescope to see the shadow will appear as a small dark spot moving across Jupiter’s surface.

Mars will reach opposition, when it lies opposite to the Sun in the sky ~ lying in the constellation Gemini, it will be visible for much of the night, reaching its highest point in the sky around midnight.

Mars also makes its closest approach to the Earth making it appear at its brightest and largest.