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08 April 2014
Mars is at Opposition so it is at it closest point to Earth. You will have to look at the constellation of Virgo in the Eastern skies that night best observered at 18:00pm (GMT). It will be brighter then Antares and Aldebaran in Scorpio and Taurus respectively and it will be about 57 AUs away from Earth. You will get a good view of Valis Marineris the large Martian Equatorial canyon. If Mars is presenting a certain side to us we will see the South Cap but like I said thats if its facing a certain side and way to us. Mars takes 686 days (nearly two Earth years) and has a closer axial tilt to Earth at 25.19 degrees.
Celestial Events
08 April 2014
The Moon is at apogee, subtending 29'32'' from a distance of 404,500 kilometers (251,344 miles), at 15:00 UT; Mars is at opposition (magnitude -1.48, apparent size 15.16") at 21:00 UT.
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