Mars won’t be this bright again until 2̶0̶3̶5̶ 2033

I made this video in 2020 but it will be relevant every two and a bit years! See the pinned comment for details of what you need to know. :)

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Mars just passed its point of closest approach to Earth, and will be in ‘opposition’ on October 13th. Find out what this means—and how to see Mars at its brightest for 15 years!

# Credits
Andrew Steele
https://andrewsteele.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/statto
Tran Nguyen

https://twitter.com/drmedtran
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-LyCbwpt-dTxup36KVIDqA
Many thanks to Tran for filming this on a very cold, windy and late night!

Also big thanks to NASA for making all of their resources free to use!
Mars texture via NASA’s 3D Resources https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/
Earth texture via NASA Visible Earth https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/collection/1484/blue-marble
Sun texture also via NASA https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30362
And orbital data via NASA JPL’s brilliant ephemerides system, HORIZONS https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi

Видео Mars won’t be this bright again until 2̶0̶3̶5̶ 2033 канала Andrew Steele