I made this video in 2020 but it will be relevant every two and a bit years! See the pinned comment for details of what you need to know. :)

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Mars just passed its point of closest approach to Earth, and will be in ‘opposition’ on October 13th. Find out what this means—and how to see Mars at its brightest for 15 years!

Credits
Andrew Steele
https://andrewsteele.co.uk/
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Tran Nguyen

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   / @drmedtran  


Many thanks to Tran for filming this on a very cold, windy and late night!

Also big thanks to NASA for making all of their resources free to use!
Mars texture via NASA’s 3D Resources https://nasa3d.arc.nasa.gov/
Earth texture via NASA Visible Earth https://visibleearth.nasa.gov/collect...
Sun texture also via NASA https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30362
And orbital data via NASA JPL’s brilliant ephemerides system, HORIZONS https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi