Conjunction: Regulus & Mars
Constellation: Leo
Location: Home
Date: 2025-06-17
Time: 10:00 - 10:30 PM ADT
Equipment: naked eye, Canon 10x42 IS binoculars
S&T Chart Reference: 34, 35
I have no written notes, just sketches that showed where it was observed.
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I used SkySafari Pro to get a better idea as to where Mars should be located. |
When we first went out to view the conjunction, Leo was partially covered by our trees in the west but Marrs was quite visible adjacent to Regulus. The lion looked like he was headed downwards at about a 45° angle. |
Some time thereafter (time not noted), he was headed straight down to the horizon. All the stars in Leo were visible, even Chertan that was consistently in the top edge of the treeline. Note: The belly line of Leo should have been drawn from Chertan to Regulus not to η Leonis as shown.
