27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for.............
Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky on 27th August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This is because on Aug. 27 Mars comes within 34.65M miles off earth. Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons.
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
Full Version: 2 moons in the sky
excellent i now have a legitimate excuse to buy beer and stay up late! 
thx for the heads up. hopefully the sky will be clear here that day. It's been raining like crazy the last few days. 
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