I want to know how Mars will look and when

[MartinB]

I believe there is a resource somewhere which shows what will be visible on Mars at a given time. Can anyone post a link please?

[John]

I'd be interested to know that as well - I've been using Cartes du Ciel and zooming in on the planet. The features that the software shows do change from night to night but I'm not sure how accurate it is

[LukeSkywatcher]

Stellarium?

[zedds]

Would this be any good to you.

[TheThing]

Cracking link, Thanks zedds.

[beamish]

I think this may be the one you're looking for Martin,

SkyandTelescope.com - Astro Software - Freeware from <i>Sky & Telescope</i>

[dweller25]

I use winjupos - a free software download

[MartinB]

Thanks guys. That NASA simulator is just what I was looking for Zedds. I'll have a look at that sky and telescope link as well Karlo thank you. I downloaded winjupos but can't make head nor tail of it really. I just want a picture that shows me what Mars will look like at a given time. Can it do that?

[dweller25]

yes ....

[DarkerSky]

Somebody recently pointed me in the direction of S&N's Mars Profiler

SkyandTelescope.com - Planets - Mars: Which Side Is Visible?

It's a cracking resource for showing which side of Mars is visible and when