Mars is the brightest it has been in a decade: Here's how to see it this weekend
 

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


"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.* Read more...


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