which seasons?
from which parts of the planet?
any color or particular sign?
2007-02-14 02:35:20 · 7 answers · asked by fabofx 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Mars can be seen as a bright reddish star that wanders through the 12 constellations of the zodiac. Right now it is in Sagittarius, but it isn't there every February. Its motion is not so simple as that. The combination of the orbital motions of Earth and Mars make for a rather confusing apparent motion of Mars as seen in Earth's sky. It also varies quite a bit in brightness, depending on how close it is to Earth, but it is always reasonably bright. Always brighter than the north star I believe.
2007-02-14 02:59:25 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mars is visible in the early morning sky, but it is currently on the far side of the Sun, so it's not very bright. Earth will be chasing it all year, getting closer and closer, finally passing it in late December 2007. It will be at its brightest then, rising around sunset and standing high in the South (Norther Hemisphere) at midnight. It will then slowly begin to fade toward the Western sunset in 2008.
Mars has a distinctively yellow tint, even pale orange at times. You won't be able to detect the seasons on Mars. Without a telescope, it's just a bright star. With a decent telescope, you should be able to see an orange disc and be able to pick out one ice cap or the other.
2007-02-14 09:00:58 · answer #2 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, without telescope; all parts of the planet; usually reddish hue.
Seasons and signs vary - it's not always the same from year to year.
Right now it's in in Sagittarius, but it's out in the morning rising not to long before the sun so not the best viewing.
It will rise tomorrow around 5:55 a.m. in the ESE.
2007-02-14 03:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by blahblah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 5 planets visible without a telescope, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn (6 if you include Uranus for those with sharp eyes!). All of them move within 7 degrees of the ecliptic. This tells you something about of the orientation of the planet orbit planes with respect to the ecliptic---the figure below shows how flat the solar system is when viewed along the ecliptic plane. The planet positions, of course, do change as they orbit the Sun, but the orbit orientations remain the same.
2016-05-23 22:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah some times only at night... but we cannt exactly identify its color with naked eye.. If you take a closer look in a telescope it would be in red shade...
2007-02-14 02:44:28 · answer #5 · answered by Jin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mars sometimes can be seen at night
it apears as a slightly redish large 'star'. its best seen away from urban area's.
2007-02-14 02:38:34 · answer #6 · answered by mrzwink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, but you gotta get real close.
2007-02-14 03:36:58 · answer #7 · answered by teran_realtor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋