{"id":1672,"date":"2003-08-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2003-08-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfiledev.uit.yorku.ca\/2003\/08\/14\/see-the-red-planet-from-york\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:45:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:45:50","slug":"see-the-red-planet-from-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2003\/08\/14\/see-the-red-planet-from-york\/","title":{"rendered":"See the Red Planet from York"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Above: The relative sizes of Earth, Mars and the Moon<\/STRONG><\/P>
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Mars just won't stay out of the limelight. First there was the announcement last week of York's involvement in the Phoenix Scout Mission to the planet in 2007. And now there\u2019s the news about York celebrating Mars Week August 25 to 29. The University is inviting the public to view the Red Planet from the Keele campus telescopes. <\/P>
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Mars will become as close to us earthlings as has ever been recorded, and the planet\u2019s luminosity will be at its maximum. Better take a good look at it now, since people won\u2019t have a chance to see the planet this close again until August 2287.<\/P>
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You will be able to see the Red Planet, the fourth from the Sun, through the York Astronomical Observatory (right) and the new Arboretum Observing Facility on the roof of the William Small Centre.<\/P>
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\"This opportunity to observe Mars is exciting for anyone who enjoys the sky. It is an opportunity for people to come out and see not only what York University has to offer but also what the sky has to reveal,\" said Paul Delaney, master of Bethune College, senior lecturer in the Department of Physics & Astronomy and director of the Division of Natural Science in the Faculty of Pure & Applied Science.<\/P>
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Overview of Mars Week at York<\/P><\/B>
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