The planet Mars is closer than it has been since November 2005, so get ready for some serious skywatching this weekend.
The red planet’s close proximity to Earth now makes it brighter than it usually is in orbit, giving even amateur skywatchers a great chance to see details of the Martian surface using a low-powered telescope.
But even if you don’t have a telescope, you can still spot Mars in skies around the world.
“Just look southeast after the end of twilight, and you can’t miss it,” Alan MacRobert, senior editor of Sky & Telescope magazine, said in a statement. Read more…
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