On July 31, Mars will be 35.8 million miles from Earth, which is the closest it has been to Earth in 15 years. What does this mean for sky watchers? It means the Red Planet will appear super bright, and with its orange-red color, will be hard to miss in the nighttime sky. From July 27-30, the point in Mars’ orbit will come closest to Earth, and will be closest to Earth before sunrise Eastern Time on July 31.
[...] The planet will be brighter than usual and will have an orange or red haze. You can also look through a telescope. If weather is bad where you are, NASA will be streaming live from the Griffith Observatory.
blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/2018/07/30/go-outside-and-see-mars
"If you don’t want to leave the comfort of your home to see Mars, you’re in luck. There are plenty of live streams available online.
Try your best to catch the opposition this year, since Mars won’t be this close until September 2035." time.com/5351337/best-times-to-see-mars-moon-tonight
(Score: 2, Offtopic) by bzipitidoo on Tuesday July 31 2018, @04:26AM (1 child)
Let us fervently hope the Prez is not a believer in astrology. One would hope that no one dumb enough to believe in that could possibly get elected to the presidency. Sadly, it's not true of at least one first lady.
Believers in astrology might decided that the red planet being nearer and brighter means war is coming. They might even strive to make such a sign self-fulfilling.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by ilPapa on Tuesday July 31 2018, @06:16AM
People like him don't believe in anything but their own infallibility. It's what gives him the absolute confidence to deny saying something that he said on camera just a few hours earlier. He probably believe that when he closes his eyes, the world disappears.
You are still welcome on my lawn.