Look right now in the night sky and the brightest light is Mars – so dazzling that it almost equates to the unique sight of 2003.

Earth and Mars end up on the same side of the sun 2.2 years but since the orbits of the two planets are elliptical, they are sometimes close and sometimes very far apart, at the beginning of August, they are very close

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In 2003, Mars was closest to the Earth in 60,000 years when the two planets were looking at nearly 34.6 million miles

March is not so close this time Here, but only 35.8 million miles away, it's the best view that the Red Planet lands up to September 11, 2035.

"It's already phenomenal right now," said Bob Bonadurer, director of the National Geographic Dome Theater & Planetarium at the Milwaukee Public Museum, Daniel M. Soref. "It's already amazing." He really stands out as Jupiter stands out – although he spent Jupiter in brightness on July 7. "

Mars reaches its closest point to Earth on July 27 , rising at sunset to the southeast and setting southwest. the constellation of Sagittarius

At the present time, Mars gets up just before 10 pm, but by the end of July, it will rise at sunset, around 8:30 pm.

When Mars is further away and weaker in the sky, it appears more reddish. When it is closer and brighter, the color appears more orange.

"Mars itself does not change.It's more because of the nature of its brightness.But it's like going to the paint shop.What kind of orange? butterscotch, pumpkin, mandarin? "says Bonadurer. Bonadurer was working at the Minneapolis Planetarium in August 2003 when the rarity of seeing Mars closest to the Earth in 60,000 years has drawn hordes of astronomers into parks, museums, planetariums and clubs. astronomy of the world. That year, we could see it early in the morning and Bonadurer was stunned to see 5,000 people come to see an event on Mars at 5 am in Minneapolis

But maybe that's also the case. Attractiveness of Mars. Terrans have been fascinated for centuries by the fourth rock of the sun, writing books, making movies and sending spaceships there. In favor of Mars is the fact that it is not Venus, the other neighbor of the Earth, a hellish place that is the hottest world of our solar system.

Moreover, there is the possibility of life on Mars. on Mars. There is ice on Mars and there is a lot of evidence that there was a thicker atmosphere. Where there is water, life is a possibility, "says Bonadurer.

Unlike the moon, it is quite difficult to have a close view of Mars and its poles. Bonadurer said that a 4-inch telescope will not do it.A telescope of 8 inches or more is needed, and it must be far from light pollution.March is quite low in the sky, which means that its Light passes through a larger part of the cloudy atmosphere of the Earth.March will also appear foggy due to a large swirling dust storm around the planet.Dust storms can last for weeks on Mars. 19659008] Bonadurer simply recommends looking at the sky.March is the brightest spot there and although it will start to get weaker around mid-August as the Earth rotates faster and away it will stay brighter than Jupiter or any night star up to mid -September

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