25th
June
2009
Mr First Mars for 2009 – at a tiny 4.9 arcseconds
On Tuesday morning, 23rd June 2009 I captured my first image of Mars for 2009. It’s still very early in the season, with Mars still 288 million kilometres away, subtending a tiny diameter of a 4.9″ on the sky.
Mars doesn’t reach opposition until late January, 2010 when it will be 14 arcseconds in diameter – a lot smaller than it was at its closest in 2003, when it grew to 25″ in diameter.
A Tiny Mars, 23rd June 2009
And no, Mars will not be as big as the full moon in August! It’s a hoax 
Continue reading for more information about the capture and processing of the image.
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My name is Mike Salway and I'm an amateur astronomer and photographer. I'm the co-founder of 
