I live in the Philippines, in Manila, where the bright city lights might interfere with my viewing. Is it possible for me to see Mars in this condition? If I can, how, when, and where?
2007-09-29 01:28:12 · 6 answers · asked by Hino-chan 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
In the Philippines, you can see Mars every clear night well into late 2008. It will be among the brightest objects in the sky.
This evening, starting about 11:30 p.m. Philippines Time, you'll see Mars coming up in the eastern sky. You can't miss it. It's the brightest object in that part of the sky. Even in brightly-lit Manila, you'll see it easily if you have a view of the eastern sky.
Nearly midnight may be a bit late for you, but be patient! With each passing week, Mars comes out about a half hour earlier. By December 1, it will be rising around 8 p.m. Philippines Time.
December 18th, Mars will make its closest approach to the earth. You won't see anything special that evening that can't be seen any other night in December (there won't be anything like the "two-moons" internet hoax making its way around through e-mail spam every August) but every evening in December and January, Mars will be the brightest object in the sky except for the moon.
Mars slowly begins to receed from the earth in January 2008, but it does not disappear from the sky. It continues in the evening skies, moving a tiny amount from night to night, and you can still see it every clear evening from Manila (and most everywhere else in the world) until late September, when it finally disappears into the daylight.
2007-09-29 02:01:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When it's in the sky at a convenient time for you to see it, Mars shoud be visible in any city's sky. Perhaps Manila is brighter and more polluted than Sydney, but that can actually have a steadying effect on the atmosphere when viewing planets through a scope or binoculars.
Anyway, it will be brighter than the brightest star, so if you've ever seen stars from your home, then she'll be right.
2007-09-29 01:48:03 · answer #2 · answered by Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certainly. You can see Mars right now from anywhere on Earth, except Antarctica. It rises in the East about 11:30 in the evening local time and is the brightest object in the eastern sky until Sirius and Venus rise close to dawn. Try to contact your local astronomy society, as they probably will have public viewing with telescopes when Mars is at its closest in mid to late December.
2007-09-29 03:25:39 · answer #3 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get away from lights and clouds, you can see Mars a lot of the time; it will be getting "bigger" (at least to the eye) for several weeks to come. Find someone who knows a bit about astronomy, and get them to help you locate it in the sky.
The link below is one of my favorites for astronomy; the guy who does it is a professor in Florida, and he has a short (like 5-minute) TV show on the public TV stations here in the U.S. Very enthusiastic person, and VERY knowlegable.
Enjoy the show!
2007-09-29 01:37:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I was just reading the story about Mars.
here's a good link:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20070928/sc_space/marsinthemorningredplanetgrowsbrighter
it was one of the main stories on Yahoo! this morning (Sat, 09-29-07)
2007-09-29 01:38:20 · answer #5 · answered by endpov 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can see Mars clearly from the planet Jupiter. I will be traveling there in a few weeks if you would like to see it up close.
Meet me at Area 51 on October 31st and I will take you in my space ship. I keep it fueled and ready at Rosewell.
Don't bring frogs. Jupiterians don't like frogs. Je ne fais pas ou!
2007-09-29 01:48:51 · answer #6 · answered by Warren W- a Mormon engineer 6 · 0⤊ 4⤋