The Sky Today on Saturday, August 2: Mars slips past Beta Virginis

Mars is now moving through Virgo, sitting low in the western sky after sunset. Shining at magnitude 1.6, the planet is at its faintest for the year; in the coming months, it will slowly start brightening again, but with a price. It’s now closing in on the Sun from our point of view, heading forContinue reading “The Sky Today on Saturday, August 2: Mars slips past Beta Virginis”
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