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BlkWhiteFilmPix
July 23rd, 2020, 12:03 PM
Lowell Observatory posted today this copy of Percival Lowell's notes about his first look through the 24-inch Clark refracting telescope at the planet Mars in 1826. Mr. Lowell build the scope Alvin Clark for the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

https://twitter.com/LowellObs/status/1286346236472299522?s=20

Mars is now visible after midnight. Jupiter and Saturn are visible all night.

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/visible-planets-tonight-mars-jupiter-venus-saturn-mercury