Jan 9 - Mars in 2018!

January 9  Mars in 2018 by:

Mars brighter in 2018 than since 2003 In 2003, Mars was closer and brighter in our sky than in nearly 60,000 years. In 2018, Mars will again be exceedingly close, bright and fabulous in our sky. Start watching Mars now! Tonight … See a faint star cluster near bright Sirius Sirius is easy to find. It's the sky's brightest star. If you have binoculars and a dark location, look near it for the star cluster M41. New year's comets Will 2018 give us a bright comet? There are a couple of possibilities. In the meantime, here are some photos of comets, visible through telescopes, as 2018 begins. Miss Jupiter and Mars? Photos here On Sunday morning, Jupiter and Mars were half a moon-diameter apart. Photos here from the EarthSky community around the world.

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Before dawn Wednesday … Moon closing in on Mars and Jupiter The next 2 mornings are awesome photo opportunities.

New Year's comets Greg Hogan in Kathleen, Georgia created this stacked image of Comet C/2016 R2 PANSTARRS from photos he caught Saturday night. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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