Tomorrow Muscovites can see the conjunction of the Moon and Mars with the naked eye
A rare conjunction of the Moon and Mars, accessible for observation in Moscow, residents of the Russian capital can see with the naked eye on July 14.
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It is reported by Tass.
“On July 14 at 21:43 Moscow time there will be a conjunction of the Moon and Mars. The brightness of the Red Planet will be -1 magnitude, which means that this astronomical phenomenon can be seen with the naked eye, despite the fairly bright sky,” noted representatives of the Moscow Planetarium.
This possibility is explained by the recent confrontation between Mars and Earth (the celestial bodies were at a minimum distance from each other). The brightness of Mars will be equal to the brightness of the brightest stars in the Northern Hemisphere.
You can observe the conjunction of the Moon and Mars in the southwestern part of the sky, not high above the horizon in the constellation Libra on the European territory of Russia. The Earth's satellite will pass seven degrees north of the planet.
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