Saturn (Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Ian Regan)
The ringed planet Saturn will be at its best for viewing on June 27 when the nearly full moon will be just above it. Since you will be able to find Saturn all summer long in the southern sky, make a point to look at it through a telescope this year.
However, the big planetary news is that the Red Planet is back. Mars, always a crowd favorite, will be a mere 35.8 million miles from Earth on July 27. This is the closest pass for Mars since 2003. You will notice it in July rising in the east late at night, and throughout August after sunset as a bright, orange, unblinking star. On the night of closest approach, July 27, Mars will also be in conjunction with the full moon. The pair will make a dramatic sight and kick off a month of Mars-watching some astronomers call “Marsapalooza.”
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