Scheduled air date: 2005 Nov 07-13
As the Sun sets in the west, the red planet Mars rises in the east at about the same time.
Mars is at opposition—opposite the Sun as seen from Earth—on November 7th,
when it will rise at sunset and set at sunrise.
(Shown about an hour after sunset on November 7th for mid-northern latitudes.)
Next Monday, the one-day-before-New Moon will appear next to Mars all night
long.
(Shown about 75 minutes after sunset on November 14th for mid-northern latitudes.)
If you wish to view illustrations for other episodes, please see our Star Gazer Illustrated directory.
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Illustrations on this page were created using
TheSky6 Astronomy
Software, an advanced desktop planetarium program designed for Windows
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