Mars and NGC 6530 will make close approach
On January 26, 2022, at 09:14 GMT, Mars and the young cluster NGC 6530 will make a close approach, passing about 30.2 arcminutes of each other. In comparison, the average apparent size of a Full Moon is about 31 arcminutes. Both objects will shine within naked eye visibility: Mars — at a magnitude of 1.4…
