Break out your telescopes kiddies!

[LiL QoH]

Mars will be the closest its been to earth in 60,000k. It's been rumored that you can see the valleys and mountains through a regular telescope :)

http://www.space.com/spacewatch/where_is_mars.html

[Pencil Soldier]

Sweet deal, too bad we gave away our telescope.

[Blind]

Originally posted by LiL QoH
Mars will be the closest its been to earth in 60,000k. It's been rumored that you can see the valleys and mountains through a regular telescope :)I'll be out looking at it. It will be so bright that you'll need some sort of filter to get the best image. I'm going to try a lunar filter and see what's what.

[bizarre]

How will i know which is the moon and which is Mars? I don't want to look like a loony when i howl at the wrong one...