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to: MICHIEL VAN DER VLIST
from: WILFRED VAN VELZEN
date: 2018-07-26 13:05:00
subject: Re: Lunar eclipse

Hi Michiel,

On 2018-07-26 12:44:06, you wrote to me:

 WV>> Huh? Mars is always visible with the naked eye! (When it's not behind
 WV>> the horizon, or clouds)

 MvdV> Or too close to the sun. (visulally not physically)

Yeah, or behind a tree, or behind a large building, etc (for all the obvious,
do we even need to specify them reasons)...

 WV>>  It's one of the brightest objects in the sky!

 MvdV> It is very bright at the moment, though not as bright as Jupiter or
Venus
 MvdV> at its brightest. Unfortunately you need a bit of open space to enjoy it
 MvdV> becaue Mars is not all that far above the horizon. There is a reason the
 MvdV> street where I live is called "Bossstraat". The trees are blocking my
view
 MvdV> on Mars.

I've seen it for over a week now, when closing the windows before going to
bed... ;)

Bye, Wilfred.

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