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The planet Mars, already very bright in the midnight sky, is about to get much brighter
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It's looking nice! but, from that article:
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In 2003, the last time Earth and Mars converged, Mars was bright, but it was also low, never climbing more than about 34[degrees] above the horizon as seen from North America and Europe.
That's just false. Only an editor could have bungled that up.
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Yeah, 34 degrees for New York maybe. Didn't get above 23 deg for my latitude, so I'm definitely looking forward to this time, it's already higher than that.
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That's just false. Only an editor could have bungled that up.
But they are correct when the say Mars was bad for many in North America and Europe. The Red Planet was in a very bad position during 2003 for people in Boston, London or Berlin it was near the ecliptic, spent most of its view below the equator line and moved near Sagittarius, Capricornus, and Piscis Austrinus
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be not so good 4 us aussies.....

I missed it in 2001 too...
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I saw it from Besancon in France in 2003 and it was eerie, I saw this unusual coloured ball in the sky, with the naked eye. No one believed me that it was Mars..
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I noticed mars was quite brilliant yesterday night, I almost can't imagine it being any brighter!

Wow, I wish I had a decent scope...
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