See a Bright Red Mars Without a Telescope | May 20-22

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This Sunday morning (May 22. 2016), Mars reaches opposition with the sun. This means that the Red Planet will be exactly opposite the sun in Earth’s sky, making this weekend a great time to see it for yourself. In fact, Mars will soon be at its closest point to Earth in over a decade.

Mars will still be pretty tiny, but it will be visible near the moon and will be brighter than normal for several days.

Read more at space.com and NPR.org

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