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StarGazer
Each week most PBS stations air Star
Gazer with Jack Horkheimer, the world's first and only weekly TV series
on naked-eye astronomy. The images on this page illustrate the show for
the week of Monday,
June 11, 2001.
Mars At Opposition This Week! And An Exquisite Venus/Moon Visit
On June 13, Mars and the Sun are on exactly the opposite side of the earth, so Mars is visible all night long.
When Mars is farther from Earth, Antares and Mars are similar in brightness. But this month, Mars is close to Earth and many times brighter.
When seen through a telescope, Mars is not red, but golden-orange.
