Mars Nears for Best Viewing in Years

From here:

http://news.aol.com/story/ar/_a/mars-nears-for-best-viewing-in-years/20070929202509990002

From Dec. 15 through Dec. 29, Mars will blaze at magnitude -1.6, a bit brighter than Sirius, but just slightly inferior to Jupiter. Mars will still be positioned between Taurus and Gemini, at a rather high declination of about +27-degrees.

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