i read that mars is out last wens but when i went out side i didnt see anything just stars no moon.. and mars is just to the right nof the moon, is their any chance its still out?
2007-10-08 03:27:03 · 7 answers · asked by *Baby Number 2 On The Way* 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Mars looks like an extra star in the constellation Gemini. But it does not rise until quite late.
By the way, The Moon moves quite a bit from day to day, 10 or 15 degrees, so that if it is seen near Mars in the sky one day, then it will be 10 or 15 degrees farther away only one day later. So if you are told that Mars will be near the Moon one day, that prediction is only good for one single day. The day before or the day after it will not be very close.
2007-10-08 03:48:23 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mars is visible for over half the year. Its not "out" for just one night. Mars was one of the planets known to ancient people, visible without binoculars or a telescope to anyone that looks.
Right now, Mars rises in the east around 11:00 pm local time, by December it will be high in the southern sky around midnight - it is already brighter than most stars in the sky and by December it will be very noticeable.
It appears reddish and doesn't twinkle the way stars do.
2007-10-08 05:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mars is still out and will be out for several months more. And it will even become slightly brighter. But Mars will still only look like a fairly bright red star, currently in the constellation of Gemini. Mars comes out at about 11 pm where I am (see link for where all the planets are, and when, where you are). Venus is very bright right now and is in the constellation of Leo with Saturn. Venus had a "close encounter" with the crescent moon recently so that wasn´t Mars. Leo rises at about 3 am here.
2007-10-08 04:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by DrAnders_pHd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Planets don't just appear for a day and vanish. Except for fast moving Mercury, they are all visible for _months_ at a time.
Right now where I live (45° N latitude) Mars rises at 10:45 Daylight Time in the evening in the east northeast, and is high overhead at dawn. It's easily distinguished from the stars by its bright steady light and orangish colour. It will continue to get brighter and rise earlier until it is at its closest on December 19. At that time it will be overhead at midnight, and visible all night. Mars always appears as a point of light to our naked eyes, requiring a fairly powerful telescope to show any detail.
2007-10-08 04:32:01 · answer #4 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mars is very easy to spot - it's the bright object low in the south east after about 11 pm at the moment. Over the next three weeks, it will get higher in the sky until by National Astronomy Week it rises at about 9 pm. Though Mars is called the Red Planet, its true colour is pale orange. The colour is very obvious, and it is far brighter than any other star or planet around at the moment. It moves slowly through the sky, reaching its highest at about 1 am during NAW.
so yeah...we can still see
2007-10-08 04:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by SIMONE 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mars is very high in the morning sky in the Northern hemisphere right now. Look for it towards the east, above the crescent moon.
2007-10-08 03:35:33 · answer #6 · answered by JLynes 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mars will be visible until late next spring.
2007-10-08 06:55:28 · answer #7 · answered by Renaissance Man 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋