<p>Yes, it is. Mars is bright (-0.14 magnitude) and is in the constellation Virgo. It's the brightest star in this region of the sky (SW during the evening) and should appear as a very bright reddish star at a good altitude.</p>

<p>If you need a guide, try to find Leo (W). Virgo is at the left of the constellation.</p>

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2014-06-18T15:22:32.467Z
2014-06-18T15:22:32.467Z
Archa
<p>On 16 June 2014 at 11:45pm, it was up not far from 220az 30alt. It was actually 232az, 27alt, almost level and to the right of Spica. It would have been easily seen without binoculars being -0.2 visual magnitude. </p>

<p>You can answer this sort of question yourself by getting a planetarium app like Stellarium, The Sky X, Sky Safari, or one of many others.</p>

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2014-06-17T13:30:44.360Z
Would you please let me know that, how big MARS can be, in comparison to moon or north star.
kaka
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2014-06-17T18:31:32.367Z
@kaka The North Star is a star, and therefore it always looks like a simple dot, even in a telescope. The Moon - you know how big that is; it's about 30 arcmin, or 1/2 degree of arc. Mars varies a lot in size; sometimes it's closer to Earth, other times it's far away. At the greatest distance, it's as small as 3.5 arcsec; at the closest, it is 25 arcsec; in any case, to the naked eye it always appears as a mere dot; you need a telescope to resolve the actual disk. Currently it's 10 arcsec and decreasing. We had a good observational season recently, when it looked good in a backyard telescope.
Florin Andrei
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2014-06-17T20:33:16.780Z
@FlorinAndrei thanks for very terse and precise answer.
kaka
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2014-06-18T19:55:16.520Z
I saw yesterday both MARS and Saturn in south at 220Az, 35El and 180Az, 25El respectively, at 10: 45 pm, 17 June 2014 :)
kaka
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2014-06-20T02:54:43.570Z
I would definitely say so. It is quite visible from South Carolina. it should a little to the south for you around 10 pm I'm guessing. It's pretty much right over my head here.
TheBluegrassMathematician
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2014-06-17T11:20:13.000Z
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Jeremy
<p>Is Mars visible at night sky of Michigan these days? </p>

<p>I was trying to search for Mars from Michigan (at elevation of 30 deg and azimuth of 220 deg) around 11:45 PM with binoculars of 20x60 but didn't get successful.</p>

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2014-06-17T11:15:55.210Z
This sort of time-specific question is not what this site is intended for; however I will try to give you an answer...
Jeremy
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2014-06-17T13:29:37.103Z
I know, but could get a better forum to ask.
kaka
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2014-06-17T18:32:43.183Z
Install Stellarium on your PC, and configure it for your geographic region (choose the nearest city). Then it will give you a live map of the sky with all the interesting objects you could possibly want to observe.
Florin Andrei
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2014-06-17T20:29:07.980Z
Its great app. Thx
kaka
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2014-06-18T20:52:55.323Z
Why do you keep typing MARS in all caps? It is not an acronym - it is Mars.
Jeremy
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2014-06-19T17:49:55.843Z
@FlorinAndrei are you you referring to http://www.stellarium.org/ if yes then it just gives the representational not the real.So how can you call it as live
SpringLearner
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Is Mars visible from naked-eye from Michigan (47N, 88W) these days?
kaka
# Is Mars visible from naked-eye from Michigan (47N, 88W) these days?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-17)

Is Mars visible at night sky of Michigan these days?

I was trying to search for Mars from Michigan (at elevation of 30 deg and azimuth of 220 deg) around 11:45 PM with binoculars of 20x60 but didn't get successful.

**Tags:** planet, mars
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This sort of time-specific question is not what this site is intended for; however I will try to give you an answer...  
> **username_0**: I know, but could get a better forum to ask.  
> **username_2**: Install Stellarium on your PC, and configure it for your geographic region (choose the nearest city). Then it will give you a live map of the sky with all the interesting objects you could possibly want to observe.  
> **username_0**: Its great app. Thx  
> **username_1**: Why do you keep typing MARS in all caps? It is not an acronym - it is Mars.  
> **username_3**: @FlorinAndrei are you you referring to http://www.stellarium.org/ if yes then it just gives the representational not the real.So how can you call it as live  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-17. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

On 16 June 2014 at 11:45pm, it was up not far from 220az 30alt. It was actually 232az, 27alt, almost level and to the right of Spica. It would have been easily seen without binoculars being -0.2 visual magnitude.

You can answer this sort of question yourself by getting a planetarium app like Stellarium, The Sky X, Sky Safari, or one of many others.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Would you please let me know that, how big MARS can be, in comparison to moon or north star.  
> **username_2**: @kaka The North Star is a star, and therefore it always looks like a simple dot, even in a telescope. The Moon - you know how big that is; it's about 30 arcmin, or 1/2 degree of arc. Mars varies a lot in size; sometimes it's closer to Earth, other times it's far away. At the greatest distance, it's as small as 3.5 arcsec; at the closest, it is 25 arcsec; in any case, to the naked eye it always appears as a mere dot; you need a telescope to resolve the actual disk. Currently it's 10 arcsec and decreasing. We had a good observational season recently, when it looked good in a backyard telescope.  
> **username_0**: @FlorinAndrei thanks for very terse and precise answer.  
> **username_0**: I saw yesterday both MARS and Saturn in south at 220Az, 35El and 180Az, 25El respectively, at 10: 45 pm, 17 June 2014 :)  
> **username_5**: I would definitely say so. It is quite visible from South Carolina. it should a little to the south for you around 10 pm I'm guessing. It's pretty much right over my head here.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-06-18. Score: 3

Yes, it is. Mars is bright (-0.14 magnitude) and is in the constellation Virgo. It's the brightest star in this region of the sky (SW during the evening) and should appear as a very bright reddish star at a good altitude.

If you need a guide, try to find Leo (W). Virgo is at the left of the constellation.


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