Joe Rao is Space.com's skywatching columnist, as well as a veteran meteorologist and eclipse chaser who also serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for Natural History magazine, the Farmers' Almanac and other publications.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesOn the mornings surrounding Wednesday, Aug. 14, the orbital motion of the red planet Mars will carry it very closely past brilliant, white Jupiter.
Both planets will come up over the east-northeast horizon just before 1 a.m. local daylight time, and two hours later they will be well-placed for viewing. A separation of only 20 arc minutes means that you'll be able to fit both planets in the view of a telescope employing low-to-moderate magnification.
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