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Moon and Mars: how to observe the combination of stars – Somag News

The night of this Wednesday (25) will provide a rare spectacle: the Moon and the planet Mars will be apparently aligned in the sky

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The night of this Wednesday (25) will provide a rare spectacle: the Moon and the planet Mars will be apparently aligned in the sky, in a phenomenon known as “conjunction” due to this imaginary proximity, although the stars are actually millions of kilometers away each other.
The pair will be visible from sunset this afternoon, but the exact moment of closest proximity will occur at 8:59 pm (Brasília time). Just look to the north: the Moon will be easily observable as it will be about 80% lit in…

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