webfact Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 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 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-10-01 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orton Rd Posted October 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2020 Lets hope there is intelligent life up there, as there's <deleted> all down here ???? 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffersLos Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 No listing of the Marsrise and Marsset times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newatthis Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 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 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alant Posted October 2, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2020 If Wells was writing "War of the Worlds" just now, would Covid-19 save the Earth????????? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimGant Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 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.....). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Tracy Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 Whoopee... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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