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<br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(244, 244, 255); text-decoration: none;"><div class=""><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-width: 1pt; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); padding: 3pt 0in 0in;" class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext;" class="">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: windowtext;" class=""><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:gtracy@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">gtracy@gmail.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[<a href="mailto:gtracy@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">mailto:gtracy@gmail.com</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, July 27, 2018 12:24 PM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Ansell, Burness <<a href="mailto:Burness.Ansell@digitalglobe.com" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Burness.Ansell@digitalglobe.com</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>APOD - Mars Opposition<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><h1 align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;" class="">Astronomy Picture of the Day<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></h1><p align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;" class=""><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Discover the cosmos!</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p align="center" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;" class="">2018 July 27<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><a href="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1807/MarsOpp2panelSTSCI_2094.jpg" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span style="text-decoration: none;" class=""><img border="0" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1807/MarsOpp2panelSTSCI_1047.jpg" alt="See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download
the highest resolution version available." class=""></span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;" class=""><b class="">Mars Opposition<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b><br class=""><b class="">Image Credit &<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://hubblesite.org/about_us/copyright.php" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Copyright</a>:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">NASA</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.spacetelescope.org/" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">ESA</a>, and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.stsci.edu/" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">STScI</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class="">Explanation:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Look opposite the Sun in the sky tonight and you'll see<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/nightsky/opposition/" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Mars at its brightest</a>. Also within days of its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/nightsky/mars-close-approach/" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">closest approach Mars</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>rises at sunset, near its brightest and best for telescopic observers too, except for the dust storm still blanketing the Red Planet. These two Hubble Space Telescope images compare Mars' appearance near its<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://hubblesite.org/image/4216/news" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">2016 and 2018 oppositions</a>. In 2016 the martian atmosphere was clear.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://hubblesite.org/image/4215/news" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Captured just days ago</a>, the 2018 image shows almost the same face of Mars. Surface features obscured by dust, the planet's cloud enshrouded south pole is tilted more toward the Sun. Increased heat in the southern hemisphere spring and summer likely triggers planet wide dust storms. Of course, if you look opposite the Sun in the sky tonight, you'll also see a Full Moon near Mars. Skygazers<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEping/2001-2100/LE2018-07-27T.gif" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">NOT</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>located in North America could see the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://earthsky.org/tonight/centurys-longest-lunar-eclipse-july-27" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Red Planet near a Red Moon</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>during a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2018Jul27Tprime.html" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); text-decoration: underline;" class="">Total Lunar Eclipse</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: center;" class=""><b class="">Watch Live:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive" style="color: rgb(127, 15, 159); 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