Mars Looms Big And Bright As It Swings Close To Earth

Look east late these evenings and you'll see a big, fiery yellow "star" shining much brighter than any other. This is the planet Mars, and it's passing unusually close to Earth during late October and early November 2005.
Anyone can see it - no matter how little you know about the stars or how badly light-polluted your sky may be.

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