How to find Mars in the sky and how to see it on the Internet without a telescope

Tonight, there will be a unique phenomenon in paradise. Our neighbor in the solar system, Mars, will have its shortest approach with the Earth since 2003 and one of the closest recorded in history. In fact, although this phenomenon of proximity is repeated every 15 years, it will not be so close to the red planet before the year 2287, so it will not be worth it to miss it.

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According to expert calculations, Mars would be about 57.6 million kilometers on Tuesday, July 31, against 100 million kilometers to d & # 39, other dates of the calendar.

NASA, the appearance of Mars in the sky will multiply in size and brilliance. Normally the celestial body has a size in the sky of 0.5, while tonight it will be 2.7 and with a much larger brightness. In fact, it would be easy to find it in the sky if the night is clear.

How to find Mars without a telescope?

The "identify the sky" must look up to the moon and, to his right, he may find a red-orange dot brighter than the normal-Mars – and, by his side, another planet: Saturn, "says the Argentine astronomer of NASA. Geronimo Villanueva, for the EFE news agency.

You can also use an application like Star Walk 2 (available for Android and iOS), which will allow you to locate any star in the sky, simply pointing with your mobile. Until September, you will see Mars at the naked eye, a night without clouds. It will be the fourth most visible star in the sky after the Sun, the Moon and Venus.

How to view it on the Internet?

Telescopes do not do it they are a really common product, in fact, few privileged people have one. What we do is virtually all the Internet and like many cosmic events, the world's leading observatories and space agencies are ready to broadcast the real-time transmission of this fascinating phenomenon.

The Griffith Observatory is already active streaming with the image of the Red Planet live and even with background music. The image is something static and the truth is that it does not have much dynamism, but it's still fascinating to fall into the consciousness that what you see there is Mars now , in a real image that can hardly be repeated.