MARS'S DAZZLING SKY SHOW

On the night of August 26-27 Mars will pass closer to us than it has in nearly 60,000 years. More precisely, the red planet will be 34,646,418 miles (55,758,006 kilometers) from Earth, measured center to center, at 5:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the 27th. But for all practical purposes, Mars will appear just about as big and bright for several weeks.

This proximity makes Mars look like a breathtakingly bright "star" in the late-evening sky. You can't miss it! For the remainder of August and all of September, Mars shines many times brighter than any other star in the summer sky. Anyone can see it, no matter how little you know about the stars or how badly light-polluted your sky may be....

Link to an article here. Or something.

Oh, and another, more interesting link.

MARS'S DAZZLING SKY SHOW

On the night of August 26-27 Mars will pass closer to us than it has in nearly 60,000 years. More precisely, the red planet will be 34,646,418 miles (55,758,006 kilometers) from Earth, measured center to center, at 5:51 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on the 27th. But for all practical purposes, Mars will appear just about as big and bright for several weeks.

This proximity makes Mars look like a breathtakingly bright "star" in the late-evening sky. You can't miss it! For the remainder of August and all of September, Mars shines many times brighter than any other star in the summer sky. Anyone can see it, no matter how little you know about the stars or how badly light-polluted your sky may be....

Link to an article here. Or something.

Oh, and another, more interesting link.