Have you ever seen Mars? ☄️Now is the time! October is the month of Mars🤩 Like a ...

... glowing coal it stands out in the eastern sky during the evening hours, especially during the first half of the month when it will glow brighter and appear bigger at any time until September 2035. Mars will be closest to Earth on the 6th and arrives at opposition to the sun on the 13th when it rises around sunset and moves across the sky all night 🌃

Mars Close Approach is Oct. 6, 2020💫

That is the point in Mars' orbit when it comes closest to Earth, this time at about 38.6 million miles (62.07 million kilometers) from our planet. Mars will be visible for much of the night in the southern sky and is at its highest point at about midnight 🕛

This time of excellent Mars viewing coincides with opposition, when Mars is directly on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun. This lineup happens about every two years. During this opposition, Mars and Earth are closest to each other in their orbits. That means Mars is at its brightest, so go out and take a look! 🌌🔭

On Friday I went to a rooftop to see the specular event, but at first there were too many clouds blocking the way. Right before I was about to leave, the sky opened op and it was magical 💫