The Red Planet

Heide Observatory

Mars is becoming an amazing night-sky sight as it approaches opposition. Find out how to make the most of the Red Planet.

Hawthorn Hollow Nature

<p>A planet is said to be in opposition when Earth lies directly between it and the Sun. Opposition is a big deal for Mars because it’s a long way from Earth for most of the time, looking dim to the naked eye and small when viewed through a telescope.
 But as the distance between our worlds shrinks, Mars brightens considerably, while expanding in size through the eyepiece of a scope to be large enough for surface detail to be seen easily. Come out to Hawthorn Hollow Schoolyard Observatory and observe Mars through our 16 inch telescope and learn interesting and important facts about Mars, the other planets, stars, and the night sky.</p><p></p>

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