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How To See Mars, Jupiter And Saturn Up Close In A Virtual Telescope During 'National Astronomy Week'
![I used my largest telescope to observe the moon/mars occultation on Wednesday night, and captured this detailed photo. If you zoom in you can see surface details on Mars next to the I used my largest telescope to observe the moon/mars occultation on Wednesday night, and captured this detailed photo. If you zoom in you can see surface details on Mars next to the](https://i.redd.it/1strr4irr55a1.jpg)
I used my largest telescope to observe the moon/mars occultation on Wednesday night, and captured this detailed photo. If you zoom in you can see surface details on Mars next to the
![Andrew McCarthy on X: "Mars is at it's closest to Earth. Here's a photo I captured of it last night using a 14" telescope. You can clearly see the northern polar ice Andrew McCarthy on X: "Mars is at it's closest to Earth. Here's a photo I captured of it last night using a 14" telescope. You can clearly see the northern polar ice](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fi1ATP_VQAIs0R9.jpg)