Look at Mars I can't remember if its already been mentioned but if you haven't taken the opportunity to look, MARS is visible these nights. But only for a limited time.

It's very easy to spot and you don't even have to drive out of town to see it....

Basically, it can be found up and to the right of the moon, but it does move throughout the night.

Wednesday will be the night too look, with it being the brightest or closest on this day.

I'm not a big Astronomer geek or anything, i just think its cool that this is the only time every 600 years or so that Mars comes within site to the naked eye.

Chances are you have already looked, but if not.. This is your reminder.

More on Mars-> full article

The wandering of the planets will bring Mars closer to Earth this month than at any time in nearly 60,000 years.

It will be a last-chance proposition for all alive today: Mars won't be as close again until August 28, 2287.

Just 55.67 million kilometers (34.6 million miles) of space will separate the two planets on August 27. If that doesn't sound close, Mars was five times as distant just six months ago.

Already, Mars has begun to loom large in the late evening sky, its rusty twinkle apparent in the southeast. For the next several weeks the fourth rock from the sun should shine brighter than any other celestial body -- save the moon and Venus.

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