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How to find Mars

This guide starts with a large pattern that is easy to recognize without a telescope.

Follow the route from one recognizable star to the next until you reach Mars.

Mars is 13° above the horizon toward the Northeast.

View the current position and visibility tonight

Use the overview to locate the first bright reference, then follow the numbered route.

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Moon

Use Moon as the bright reference shown on the overview, then follow the indicated direction and angular distance.

2

Mars

From Moon, move about 25.0° toward the east until you reach Mars. This is the target field.

How to find Mars

Finder Chart for Mars

Finder field 5.0°

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