December 19, 2007
Bangkok - Tonight will be a different night for some people as Mars can be seen with naked eye. It will be so bright and splendid.
Mars will be close to the earth every 780 days and will be closest to the earth in the two-year round this time. It will be so bright and splendid tonight.
Being 88,262,820 kilometres away from the earth, it can be seen with the naked eye from 9 p.m. onwards.
Just look in the northeastern direction of the sky, you will see a red planet which does not twinkle. It can be seen throughout this month.
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the solar system and the seventh largest. It is also referred to as the Red Planet due to its red color.
The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. Roman god Mars was a god of agriculture before becoming associated with the Greek Ares.
The name of the month March derives from Mars.
The average recorded temperature on Mars is -63° C (-81° F) with a maximum temperature of 20° C (68° F) and a minimum of -140° C (-220° F).