Just sorting out the information...
I was just stepping through the next couple of months with my SkyMap
Pro software, to see when Mars would be largest. It looks like on
the evenings around June 21st, Mars would be widest at 20.79". That
happens to be the night of a new moon, so some dark sky observing
would be extra rewarding at that time, with Mars being so big.
Dates of the first quarter Moon, on either side of that June 21st
date, are May 27th and June 28th. These times might offer a potential
for Moon-Mars sidewalk or other public sessions.
Red Photons Rising...
Rol
