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  • Stargazing News - August 7th, 2025

    From CJ@21:2/156 to All on Wed Aug 6 06:08:31 2025
    Thursday August 7, 2025

    Pallas at Opposition (all night)

    On Thursday, August 7, the main belt asteroid Pallas will reach opposition,
    its closest approach to Earth for this year. On the nights around opposition, Pallas will shine with a peak visual magnitude of 9.5, which is within reach
    of a backyard telescope. The asteroid will be located very close to the medium-bright star Zeta Delphini, one of two stars forming the neck of the diminutive Dolphin, Delphinus. Pallas will spend August moving farther to the right (or celestial southwest) of Zeta. After dusk Delphinus will be
    positioned in the eastern sky below and between the very bright stars Deneb
    and Altair.

    (Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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    * Origin: CJ's Place, Orange City FL > cjsplace.thruhere.net (21:2/156)