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The Blue Moon meets the Red Planet—just as it comes closest to Earth.
Show Times: Saturday, May 21 at 5:00 PM PDT | 6:00 PM MDT |
7:00 PM CDT | 8:00 PM EDT | 00:00 UTC
In a wonderful coincidence, this is the same night that Mars has its best “opposition” since 2005, reaching its line-up with the Sun and Earth on the very night of the full Moon. Watch the Full Moon hover just above Mars; the Red Planet hasn’t been this bright or close to us for more than a decade. Shining at a dazzling magnitude -2, Mars already dominates the low eastern sky starting at 10 PM.
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It's been raining here for days and will be overcast this evening so I would miss it otherwise.
