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10-27-2005, 1:41pm
The Red Planet will pass unusually close to Earth this weekend, appearing as a yellow twinkle in the night sky.
Mars' latest rendezvous will not match its record-breaking approach in 2003, but more people will be able to see it because it will be visible above the horizon.
This pass will bring Mars a little over 41 (m) million miles away Saturday night, compared to 35 (m) million miles in 2003. The two planets will not be this close again until 2018.
Mars will still seem small to the naked eye, and most backyard telescopes will see a small, brilliant ball. Observers with more powerful instruments might be able to discern surface details.
The orbiting Hubble Space Telescope will be snapping pictures.
http://www.tv7-4.com/Global/story.asp?S=4037327
Mars' latest rendezvous will not match its record-breaking approach in 2003, but more people will be able to see it because it will be visible above the horizon.
This pass will bring Mars a little over 41 (m) million miles away Saturday night, compared to 35 (m) million miles in 2003. The two planets will not be this close again until 2018.
Mars will still seem small to the naked eye, and most backyard telescopes will see a small, brilliant ball. Observers with more powerful instruments might be able to discern surface details.
The orbiting Hubble Space Telescope will be snapping pictures.
http://www.tv7-4.com/Global/story.asp?S=4037327