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\"January<\/a><\/p>\n

Article by Peter Grego<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subject:<\/b><\/td>\nMotion of Mars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Issue:<\/b><\/td>\nJanuary 2012<\/a> Astronomy Now<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Basic Media:<\/b><\/td>\nGraphite on white stock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Featured Technique:<\/b><\/td>\nTracking Mars’ motion across the stars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suggested Sketching Materials:<\/b><\/td>\n\n
    \n
  • Printer and white paper (to print observing blanks from your planetarium program)<\/li>\n
  • Pencil (2B to plot Mars on the observing blank)<\/li>\n
  • Scanner and graphics software (to combine your observations and enhance them)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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