Mars near the Earth! Where to see the red planet online and in person

Mars will be the closest and brightest of the Earth in 15 years over the next few days, and you can share the excitement by watching online or at local festivals . [19659005] The red planet will reach perihelic opposition tomorrow (July 27th) at 1:07 am EDT (0507 GMT). According to Sky & Telescope, Mars will be directly opposite the sun seen from Earth, and will be at its peak. It will also be visible in the sky all night, from sunset to sunrise.

Then Mars will reach its closest point to Earth on Tuesday (July 31), when the surfaces of the two planets will be only 35.7 million miles (57.5 million kilometers), according to the article . If you go outside, you can see Mars in southern Capricorn. The planet will remain bright for several weeks, and you can also see the planets Saturn, Jupiter and Venus in a "long arc across the sky from east to west" shortly after sunset, the magazine said. [How to Use Mobile Apps to Watch Mars’ Closest Approach Since 2003]

But if it is raining in your neighborhood or if you can not reach a black dot, you can still catch the March opposition online. Viewers can listen to a short webcast on Slooh today (July 26) at 10 pm. EDT (02:00 GMT) to watch Mars and hear Paige Godfrey, a physicist who conducts public awareness activities and who also studied exoplanets and brown dwarfs (failed stars). The webcast is available on the Slooh website for members, and will also be broadcast here on Space.com, courtesy of Slooh.

"For a few weeks, Mars has been brighter than Jupiter, which is normally the second brightest planet." The night sky after Venus Mars is about twice as bright as Jupiter this month, and will remain so until # 39, in early September, "said Slooh's representatives in a statement

The Griffith Observatory just outside Los Angeles' closest approach to his website, in conjunction with a On-site event The webcast will be held from Tuesday, July 31st at 1:00 am EDT (10:00 pm on July 30th PDT or 5:00 am on July 30th GMT) until 4:30 pm EDT (Tuesday 2:00 am PDT or 10:00 GMT)

There are many viewing groups around the world in local planetariums or science museums, so be sure to check your community calendar to see if there are any one in your community, here's a sampling, with all the time listed below in the local time of the event; the views of Mars, of course, are if time permits.

• As mentioned, Griffith will have a public holiday starting at 10 pm. PDT Monday (July 30) at 2:00 am PDT Tuesday (July 31). The grounds will be open, but the building will be closed; the telescopes will be on the lawn for free public viewing. There will also be food carts.
• Residents near Sarasota, Florida, can attend a Mars viewing night at Robinson Preserve, 10299 Ninth Ave. NW., Bradenton, Friday, July 27th from 10 pm. until midnight. The event is organized by the Department of Parks and Natural Resources of Manatee County and will present telescopes near the Mosaic Center for Nature, Exploration and Technology
• The Fort Pierce Hallstrom Planetarium in Florida and July 31, with telescopes available from 8 pm to 10 am
• The State University of New York at Oswego is planning a public viewing evening starting at 11 pm. at 2 pm between July 24th and July 31st, at Creek Field Rice Station. You can also look at Jupiter and Saturn through the telescopes provided

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