<p>Not all sky apps get DST right or compute planetary positions accurately.
<a href="https://stellarium.org/" rel="noreferrer">Stellarium</a> at your location shows Mars 17 degrees above the SSE horizon at 22:15 CDT, or 20 degrees above due south at 23:45.
<a href="http://skymaps.com/downloads.html" rel="noreferrer">Skymaps.com</a> northern edition also shows Mars above the horizon before 10 PM in mid-August.
As Mars is unusually close to Earth this summer, it appears brighter than usual--and orange as usual.</p>

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<p>I have a “sky” app on my ipad and expected it to be Mars, but my app shows Mars just below horizon and closer to East. Oh, I should add that we saw this about 10:15 tonight. Hanging out watching meteor shower, orange object didn’t move much, if at all. I’ve never seen something so orange (or perhaps it is more red).</p>

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We are in Green Lake, WI, 8/12/18, seeing bright orange “planet”/“star” almost due South, perhaps 20 degrees above horizon, what is it?
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# We are in Green Lake, WI, 8/12/18, seeing bright orange “planet”/“star” almost due South, perhaps 20 degrees above horizon, what is it?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-13)

I have a “sky” app on my ipad and expected it to be Mars, but my app shows Mars just below horizon and closer to East. Oh, I should add that we saw this about 10:15 tonight. Hanging out watching meteor shower, orange object didn’t move much, if at all. I’ve never seen something so orange (or perhaps it is more red).

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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-13. Score: 8

Not all sky apps get DST right or compute planetary positions accurately.
[Stellarium](https://stellarium.org/) at your location shows Mars 17 degrees above the SSE horizon at 22:15 CDT, or 20 degrees above due south at 23:45.
[Skymaps.com](http://skymaps.com/downloads.html) northern edition also shows Mars above the horizon before 10 PM in mid-August.
As Mars is unusually close to Earth this summer, it appears brighter than usual--and orange as usual.


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