Advancing, Stargazers! The growing hair removal will appear on the left shoulder of Mars in the hours after sunset on July 28, close enough for both of them to easily fit into the view of a 10×50 binocular pair or binoculars.
The growing moon will be visible at 20 degrees on the western horizon at sunset on July 28, with Mars appearing as a bright light point approximately four degrees in the upper right. Both Mars and the stars of the nearby constellation Virgo will become more prominent as the brightness of the west sun gives way to the next night.
Around this time, the Moon and Mars will be close enough to fit within the field of a binoculars of 10×50, which will help to reveal the dark oval of the mare (the sea of crisis) that marks the northeast region of the lunar surface. The basaltic plain of 460 miles wide (740 kilometers) was formed by the lava flooding the excavated impact basin when an asteroid of 25 miles wide (40 km) crashed with the moon about 4 billion years ago. (Mare Crisium was also the landing place of the Firefly Aerospace Robósica spacecraft, which was played there in March).
Meanwhile, Mars will appear as a bright red star with the naked eye and through binoculars, while a telescope with an opening of 4 inches (10 centimeters) or more will allow you to start solving the characteristics of the surface on the red planet. A Schmidt-Cassegrain with an opening of about 8 inches (20 cm) will provide a clearer view of polar ice caps and dark enigmatic regions that mark the neighboring world of the earth, according to the Celestron Telescope manufacturer.
As always, the greatest attention should be tasks when observing objects close to the growing or established sun. You can make sure that our main star is safely under the horizon verifying the sunset time for its locality using a website like Timeanddate.com or INE-Sky.org.
Both Mars and the growing removal moon will be established approximately two hours after the sun on July 28, so be sure to rethink a good visualization place with a clear view of the western horizon to maximize its visualization time.
Stargazers who hope to update their team must consult the guide of the best telescopes and binoculars to explore both the worlds of our solar system and the broader universe. Those who seek to obtain a deeper understanding of the Kingdom of Twilight should also read about the best astronomy smartphone applications available in 2025.
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