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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) by ilPapa on Tuesday July 31 2018, @06:14PM
Well, my telescope is not very strong. It was my daughters when she was growing up so it's probably closer to a toy than a real telescope, but I was able to see color variations and some formations. I'm not an amateur astronomer or anything, but I can find a planet and it was pretty cool to look at Mars. This is the first time I've lived where it's dark enough to really see sky since I was in high school.
You are still welcome on my lawn.