MORE FROM FORBES Red Planet Dazzles While 'The Dragon' Spits Fireballs: What You Can See In The Night Sky This WeekHow bright is Mars right now? This week Mars will shine at a magnitude of -2.6, brighter than Jupiter, which is shining in the southwestern night sky. It will also be three times brighter than Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky (though Sirius rises a lot later at night than Mars). When Mars and the Earth pass by each other in the Solar System, Mars appears big in Earth’s night sky. During Mars’ opposition in 2035 and 2052 its disk will look even larger, and shine even brighter, than it does right now.

Source: Forbes October 10, 2020 01:52 UTC