In a few more weeks, Mars will be closer to Earth than any time in the past 50,000 years. I hope to find a suitable group to go view it with, like perhaps the astronomers at Morehead Planetarium at UNC, who always have viewing events whenever something cosmic is going on. Or maybe I’ll hang out with the Raleigh Astronomy Club as they crank their observatory towards the Red Planet.
At any rate, this is best view of Earth’s planetary neighbor that’s been available for a long time. I hope to make the most of it.
maybe even your [gasp] friends….
Yeah, Scotty. We gotta get together for some astronomy stuff around that time. Maybe we could swing some viewing at Lake Gaston, where the light pollution won’t be so bad.
I’d do it, yo. Sounds kind of cool.