Mars

[louiselux]

On the 27th of August Mars will be at its brightest since 57,000 BC. So that means the last people to see it like this bright were Neanderthal men. To give some sense of scale, Venus at its very brightest registers -4 on the start brightness scale thingy (technical term there), and Mars will register -2.9. So, oooh!

And also, I need to go to bed.

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[louiselux.livejournal.com]

So doesn't that mean Venus will still be brighter than Mars?

Oh, um, yes! I didn't get that across very well did I? *g* The lower the number the brighter the star.

Well, I'm going to try and be out in a field somwhere - apparently Mars rises at 9.30 pm.