do not forget Halloween. October 2020 is all about the glory of Mars as the bright red planet makes a show in the night sky. On October 6 we passed the next approach to Mars, and now we are pumping on October 13, which will be the opposite.

Finding Mars

Mars has the reputation of being the “red” planet, but in the night sky its color is slightly higher on the Halloween side of the spectrum. It looks like a tiny speck of shiny rust with bright orange-red dots to the naked eye.

The distinctive color of Mars is a sign that you have found in the dark. Look up at the eastern sky to catch the night sky. This is a great time to visit the planet because it is so easy to find. It should be visible most nights. As NASA says, “Just go out and look up, you can see Mars depending on your local weather and lighting conditions.”

Check out our List of stargazing applications If you need more help finding desire.

Opposition: October 13

The red planet is said to be opposite when Mars, the Sun and the Earth line up in the middle. This is the perfect time to observe the movement of Mars across the sky. When the sun sets, it rises in the east, moves across the sky, and sets in the west when the sun rises.

NASA describes the opposition “Effectively a ‘full’ Mars.” Tuesday, October 13 is the time to enjoy the opposition. You will have to wait more than two years for this to happen again.

Project a virtual telescope that gives us live feeds of celestial events Stream to see a Mars opposition Starting at 1 p.m. On October 13th. This is a great way to enjoy the activity without worrying about the weather. This will give people in the US a preview of what to look for after sunrise.

The project hopes that this will be “the best monitoring conditions since July 2018”.

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“Explains why the raceout track model of planetary orbit. Earth and Mars are like runners on a track. Earth inside and Mars outside,” NASA said in its October WhatsApp blog. “Every 26 months, the fastest Earth slows down and overtakes Mars. Opposition occurs just as the Earth is advancing.”

Mars is not the only sky shown in October. you can Wait for the rare Halloween blue moon When our lunar neighbor fills up on October 31st. This is not spooky; This is Boo-Typhoon.

Rewind to the next approach on October 6th

Tuesday, October 6 marked the closest approach to Mars to Earth, but this month is still a good time to grab a telescope and get a little better. Enter a wave NASA’s Perseverance Rover When you are in it. The vehicle is on track to reach the planet in February 2021.

NASA shared an artist’s view of an approach on Tuesday, October 6th This compares with the last hidden time in July 2018. The sizes that appear are very similar. The minimum distance to Mars this year is 38.6 million miles (62 million km), which is 3 million miles more than in 2018.

The next approach may be over, but the planet is still very bright at night, so get out and pick up a gander, or tune in to the live feed of the virtual telescope project from the comfort of your computer.