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05-21-2016, 06:52 AM
Mars is the brightest it has been in a decade: Here's how to see it this weekend
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The planet Mars is closer than it has been since **vember 2005, so get ready for some serious skywatching this weekend.
The red planet's close proximity to Earth **w 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.
SEE ALSO: New close-up photo of Mars shows the red planet in a whole new light (http://mashable.com/2016/05/19/hubble-telescope-mars/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
"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 (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/press-releases/mars-closest-biggest-and-brightest-in-a-decade/).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/20/mars-skywatching-weekend/)
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The planet Mars is closer than it has been since **vember 2005, so get ready for some serious skywatching this weekend.
The red planet's close proximity to Earth **w 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.
SEE ALSO: New close-up photo of Mars shows the red planet in a whole new light (http://mashable.com/2016/05/19/hubble-telescope-mars/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
"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 (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/press-releases/mars-closest-biggest-and-brightest-in-a-decade/).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/20/mars-skywatching-weekend/)
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