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At the moment from Eastern Time Zone, Mars, Aldebaran and Betelgeuse form a red right triangle in the eastern sky. I believe Mars will pass between Aldebaran an
by Maursault 4y ago
At the moment from Eastern Time Zone, Mars, Aldebaran and Betelgeuse form a red right triangle in the eastern sky. I believe Mars will pass between Aldebaran and Pleiades in a week or so, forming a straight line with those two red stars as it passes, but I think the right triangle is more impressive. I haven't seen this announced in media. A month ago, Mars' transit close to Pleiades was announced, however.
- lioeters 4y agoI would love to receive a newsfeed of your astronomy observations, what to look for in the night sky.
- Maursault 4y agoHere[1] you go. I whipped this up last night for my brother and a friend. I just happened to be up late, only know about 4 constellations, and maybe half a dozen stars, saw Mars, distinctively bright red last night, and realized that two other red stars were nearby. Including Mars, there's only about 4 red stars that appear red that can be seen with the naked eye, the other being Antares (which at the time was well below the horizon). This will appear slightly different and the triangle slightly more oblique tonight as Mars continues (mostly due to Earth's changed position) along the ecliptic. [1] https://i.ibb.co/N6NM9vx/2-ACAB9-C6-6-CEF-49-F2-86-F8-AE5474-A8-E9-F6.jpg https://i.ibb.co/N6NM9vx/2-ACAB9-C6-6-CEF-49-F2-86-F8-AE5474...
- lioeters 4y agoOoh, thank you for the illustration. I was able to find the area on Stellarium Web. From where I am, it will be visible in the Eastern sky from around midnight, every night for a while as it gradually moves up. Cool! I'll keep an eye out. :)