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The 2018 Summer Parade of Planets: Mars, Jupiter, & Saturn
This summer will be the perfect time to observe the planets in the evening sky. Mars will be particularly bright and bold, reaching opposition on July 27th (the chart below highlights the evening of July 27th at 11:PM). Mars won't be this big and bright again until 2035! Jupiter and Saturn will also be extremely prominent, and don't forget Venus just after sunset! This will all make for a wonderful summer of planetary observing, what we are calling The Summer Parade of Planets! The Mars Opposition will be July 27. Just four days later, the closest approach of Mars to Earth...
