I don't care if mars is going to be the same size as the full moon or not, I just want to know if I am going to be able to see mars with the naked eye or not!!! I have read all of the questions about this and sum ppl say its true others not, I have seen a couple websites that say it is true and other websites that say its not, so don't accuse me of not doing research myself cuz I have alot, I just want a straight anwser!!!
2007-08-26 15:45:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
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of course you can see mars!
2007-08-26 15:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Smith 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mars is visible every night with the naked eye. At present it rises about 1 a.m., and is high in the east by 3 a.m. It is in the constellation Taurus, and appears to the naked eye like a first magnitude star, very close to the red star Aldebaran in Taurus.
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2007-08-26 23:02:28 · answer #2 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes, of course you can see Mars with the naked eye. Why wouldn't you be able to? Mars is one of the planets known to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians - they didn't have telescopes or binoculars.
Mars is visible most of the year (its only not visible when its orbit takes it close to or behind the sun from our perspective).
Right now, Mars rises in the east around midnight or a little later local time. Its fairly bright, a slightly reddish colour, and doesn't twinkle.
It rise earlier each night, then in December it will be at opposition and its brightest, shining a few hours after sunset and for most of the night.
2007-08-26 22:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Mars will appear as an extra star in the constellation Taurus tonight. But Taurus doesn't rise until well after midnight. 4:00AM would be a good time to look. A better time will be this winter, when Mars will be much closer and it will rise early in the evening.
Mars, and all planets out as far as Saturn can always be seen without a telescope, when they are up at night. They just look like stars, but stars that move from week to week and month to month through the constellations of the Zodiac.
2007-08-26 22:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You should be able to see mars but it will not in any way be the size of the full moon. But you can see mars a lot of the time anyways.
2007-08-26 22:49:45 · answer #5 · answered by Rocketman 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can see Mars any night it is above the horizon, which is about half the year. (The other half it is above the horizon in the daytime and the Sun hides it.)
Right now, it is in the constellation Taurus. It rises in the east about 12:30 AM. It looks like a fairly bright red star.
In about two weeks, the Moon and Mars will be close together in the sky, while the Moon is in its last quarter. That should make it really easy to find.
2007-08-26 22:55:02 · answer #6 · answered by stork5100 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
As long as the sky is clear you will be able to see mars with the naked eye.
As far as size
it will look like a bright red dot,not blinking like a star.
2007-08-27 09:23:23 · answer #7 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can see mars with the naked eye no matter what time of the year. It will NOT be even close to the size of the moon or even have even close to the same brightness EVER! That is a rumor that has been circulating around the internet for years. I am an astronomer. I know these things.
2007-08-26 22:54:33 · answer #8 · answered by Aaron P 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Mars can be seen with the naked eye.
2007-08-27 00:29:21 · answer #9 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with a telescope, magnification 75x, Mars will appear the same size as viewing the moon with the naked eye. Sure you'll be able to see Mars with the naked eye, if it's a clear nite. it will be small, but bright. Mars is always visible (clear nite)
2007-08-26 22:51:51 · answer #10 · answered by Wayne G 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Mars is kind of bright and is low on the horizon. It actually has intermittant red flashes in it. Its pretty cool.
2007-08-26 23:05:14 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋