Red Planet to make itself visible in Thai skies on October 6 and 14

By THE NATION

 

 

The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) announced on Tuesday that Mars will be close to the Earth on October 6 and 14 and visible to the naked eye if the skies are clear.

 

The institute has also promised to provide a view of the Red Planet via Facebook Live.

 

Mars will be 62 million kilometres from the Earth on October 6, and its magnitude on that day will stand at around -2.6.

 

NARIT added that the planet’s surface will be visible clearly through a telescope.

 

On October 14, Mars and the Sun will be directly on either side of the Earth. This phenomenon, called “Mars Opposition”, takes place every two years and two months.

 

The Red Planet will be 62.7 million kilometres from the Earth on October 14 and will be visible throughout the night until the next morning.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395445

 

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Yeah!

Lets hope there is intelligent life up there, as there's <deleted> all down here ????

No listing of the Marsrise and Marsset times. 

1 hour ago, Orton Rd said:

Lets hope there is intelligent life up there, as there's <deleted> all down here ????

If they're truly intelligent, we'll never know.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Red Planet to make itself visible in Thai skies on October 6 and 14

unless it gets stage fright and call's the gigs off .. an' red ? looks more orange with some grey on it to me or is that the primer and filler before the top coat .. 

If Wells was writing "War of the Worlds" just now, would Covid-19 save the Earth?????????

Ok, give me a compass heading to look for Mars -- and if this differs widely by time of night, please elaborate (yeah, my astronomy smarts are zip -- I can't remember even being offered an astronomy course option in college.....).

Anyone interested in astronomy should load Sky Map (formerly Google Sky Map) onto their phone.

 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.stardroid&hl=en

 

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