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Planets Visible in the Night Sky in Belgrano II Base, Antarctica

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All day

Visible tonight, Jun 10 – Jun 11, 2024

Mars: ↑ Tue 5:52 am ↓ Tue 9:59 am
Saturn: ↓ Mon 1:34 pm ↑ Mon 9:11 pm
Neptune: ↓ Mon 12:35 pm ↑ Mon 11:26 pm
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Tonight's Sky in Belgrano II Base, Jun 10 – Jun 11, 2024 (3 planets visible)

Mars rise and set in Belgrano II Base

Up some of the night.

Mars is visible more than 4 hours during the polar night. It is very close to the horizon, making it fainter because the light has to cover a larger distance when traveling through the Earth's atmosphere. Make sure to get an unobstructed view with as little light pollution as possible.

Tue, Jun 11 ↑5:52 am
Tue, Jun 11 ↓9:59 am

Jun 10, 2024
Jun 11, 2024

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Saturn rise and set in Belgrano II Base

Up some of the night.

Saturn is visible more than 16 hours during the polar night.

Mon, Jun 10 ↓1:34 pm
Mon, Jun 10 ↑9:11 pm

Jun 10, 2024
Jun 11, 2024

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Neptune rise and set in Belgrano II Base

Up some of the night. Use binoculars.

Neptune is visible more than 13 hours during the polar night. Very faint, use binoculars.

Mon, Jun 10 ↓12:35 pm
Mon, Jun 10 ↑11:26 pm

Jun 10, 2024
Jun 11, 2024

Neptune

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Planets Visible in Belgrano II Base

 Planetrise/Planetset, Mon, Jun 10, 2024
PlanetRiseSetMeridianComment
MercuryDown all dayMon 10:56 amDown all night, not visible
VenusDown all dayMon 11:25 amDown all night, not visible
MarsTue 5:52 amTue 9:59 amTue 7:57 amVery difficult to see
JupiterDown all dayMon 10:08 amDown all night, not visible
SaturnSun 9:14 pmMon 1:34 pmMon 5:24 amFairly good visibility
UranusDown all dayMon 9:30 amDown all night, not visible
NeptuneSun 11:30 pmMon 12:35 pmMon 6:02 amDifficult to see