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Mars at its closest to Earth, offering astronomers rare opportunity to study it – ABC News
Mars is a difficult planet to study because it is hard to see, but for the next few weeks it will outshine Jupiter and astronomers will have their telescopes ou…
If you look up towards the north-east tonight, you will see Mars, as close as it will ever be to Earth, shining brightly.
- Now is the best time to get out and see Mars, as it is its closest distance to Earth, which happens every two-and-a-quarter years
- Mars will rise in the north-east sky just after sunset and will be the brightest orange star until early November
- This is the time astronomers are able to view the planet from anywhere in Australia, as it plays ‘hide and se…
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