On October 30, Mars will be very close to the earth

Next Sunday, October 30, Mars will be 69.4 million kilometers from Earth, a very small distance if placed in the galaxy. And this case will take longer to repeat, at least from now until 2018.

According to scientists, on this day Mars will be visible to the naked eye. At that time, the planet will appear in the sky like a big, bright orange-yellow star in the east.

If then, the weather conditions on earth as well as on fire, especially in places where Mars dust storms occur, are convenient, just a simple telescope, you can Observe this "red planet" in a fairly thorough way.

Mars surface

French magazine, newspaper Ciel et Espace, said that just a telescope with a price of not more than 150 euros was able to admire the rather specific details of Mars.

If with a dedicated telescope, that day, even the mountains on this planet can be observed. For example, Mount Olymp, the largest volcano in the volcanic system here. Olymp has a height of 26 thousand meters. Even if the evening of October 30, the weather is fresh, then we have the opportunity to admire the two sub-satellites of Mars, Fobos and Deimos.

On August 27, 2003, our earth and Mars were " adjacent " to each other over a distance of 55.76 million kilometers, a super short distance, repeated only after 60 thousand years.

( According to TPO, NewsRu )