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Mars is Gonna be HUGE in July 2018, Get Ready! [Star Stuff Video Series]

Dylan O'Donnell

Are you ready for the Mars opposition in July 2018? Get some tips.

In this episode of the Star Stuff Video Series, I’ll give you some details of the Mars 2018 opposition — spoiler alert: it’s gonna be HUGE! — and I’ll give you some basic tips for astrophotographers wanting to get into the planetary imaging game. Now is the time to start! You can get some practice in on Jupiter and Saturn before the big event in July.

Astrophotographers rejoice, get your gear ready and share your images with me in the comments!

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Dylan O'Donnell

Dylan O’Donnell is an Australian web developer, Director of DNA Digital and zen10 Australia and public science communicator. He has a Masters of Information Technology and his astrophotography been featured by NASA and ESA among others. He is also a member of Team Celestron where he also contributes. To date, two of his images have been selected for NASA Astronomy Photo of the Day (APOD).

See more of Dylan’s work on his website.

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