How to Observe Mars Opposition 2020
Mars is nearing opposition, the point when Earth is directly between Mars and the Sun. But there’s another milestone that happens on October 6th, Mars’ closest approach to Earth at 38.6 million miles. This is the closest Mars will be to Earth until 2035.
For the entire month of October, Mars will be near its peak brightness and dominating the eastern sky after 9:00 PM.
To learn more about observing Mars, check out Sky at Night Magazine’s primer here:
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