How does the Earth and the night sky look from Mars?
1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
How does the Earth and the night sky look from Mars?
Eight answers:
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2011-08-20 21:16:18 UTC
The night sky looks pretty much the same. The Earth appears as a small crescent.
pintor
2016-12-13 09:13:43 UTC
Mars has been seen interior the night sky for weeks now asit may well be for multiple extra desirable months. August 27th is stated in basic terms because of the certainty it extremely is the closest recommendations-set between Earth and Mars in this bypass around. In approximately 24-26 months they're going to bypass paths back and Mars' brightness will back be at a optimal for the cycle. undergo in recommendations, that via capability of optimal I recommend that it's going to appear as if a bright action photograph action picture star to the bare eye. it is going to look like a tiny pink ball with 10x50 binoculars, and with a telescope a reliable observer could have the capability to make out some effective factors on it floor. At no time will Mars or any planet outshine the moon, the moon will constantly be the nicely-ordinary factor we see interior the sky because of the certainty it is so close.
Firework
2011-08-21 00:28:10 UTC
Much more peaceful than it does up close.
Too-Da-Loo!
2011-08-20 22:05:57 UTC
Wow, great question. I'd like to find out first hand, but not sure if it's legal to travel there. It probably just looks like a tiny blue dot. The above answers give some pretty good image links.
http://www.berthoudrecorder.com/2010/01/28/earthsky-tonight-january-29-2010-mars-at-opposition-near-closest-full-moon/ THERE YOU GO
satan
2011-08-20 21:09:13 UTC
i would guess it looks like a tiny blue dot
2011-08-21 16:09:24 UTC
From Mars, Earth would appear much like Venus does to us (though not quite as bright). Earth (and the much smaller moon) would never be very far from the sun.
The night sky would have more stars than we see from Earth, because the atmosphere on Mars is only 1% as thick as on Earth.
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