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Mars to Earth

| October 8, 2020 1:00 AM

Photo by Ron Reeve

This photo was taken Tuesday nightover the Medicine Lake wetlands looking toward Highway 3

about two hours after sunset and just before moonrise. It shows Mars, which is the closest to Earth as it will be for the next 15 years.It is currently the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon.

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Photo by Ron Reeve This photo was taken Tuesday nightover the Medicine Lake wetlands looking toward Highway 3 about two hours after sunset and just before moonrise. It shows Mars, which is the closest to Earth as it will be for the next 15 years.It is currently the third brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon.