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March will be on the big screen at the end of July as the red planet reaches the opposition.
The opposition of Mars, when the Earth will be directly between the planet and the sun, will take place on July 27th. The planet will rise at sunset and together and the sunrise. The opposition occurs approximately every two years.
This year's opposition also occurs as Mars makes one of its closest approaches to the sun, so it will be the best vision since 2003. This year, it will still be close to its closest approach Earth, only 35.8 million miles and 10 times brighter than normal.
Telescopes formed on the planet should be able to distinguish the South Pole.
One of Mars' mates will have his place in the night sky, the Scorpius constellation and his bright red star Antares. Ares is the Greek name of the god of war just as Mars is his Roman name. So Antares is the rival of the red planet. This is the 15th brightest object in the night sky.
Other bright objects that are worth a look in July are Venus in the western sky at dusk and Jupiter and Saturn in the southern sky at sunset. Venus will be just above the crescent moon on July 15th. The rings of Saturn and the cloudy bands of Jupiter can be seen with the help of a telescope.
For other parts of the planet, there are lunar and solar eclipses but will not be visible from North America.
On July 13, parts of Australia and Antarctica in the southern hemisphere will enjoy a partial solar eclipse, with the moon passing between the Earth and the sun . in parts of Europe, Asia and Africa, sky observers will see a Moon of Blood, a total lunar eclipse, with the moon in the shadow of the Earth
also at the end of July. annual exposure of Delta aquarid meteors, with a peak from July 27 to 28.
Unfortunately, the full moon arrives on July 27, so only the brightest meteors should show if you are going into a dark space. The peak should show about 20 meteors per hour. The meteorite rain runs from July 12 to August 23 as the Earth crosses the remains of Marsden and Kracht comets that have broken apart in space, but are in the vicinity of the Delta Aquarii, one of the brilliant stars of the constellation Aquarius. . So look to the southeast near the constellation Aquarius.
So while the full moon will cover the peak of the Delta Aquarids, it actually rides the Perseids next month, which can produce up to 60 meteors per hour in a normal. year. Perseid meteors come from when the Earth passes through the remains of the Swift-Tuttle comet.
The shooting stars of the Perseids can appear as early as July 23 and last until August 20, but the peak will be August 13, with a very thin crescent not giving much interference. This is perhaps the best time to go for shooting stars.
