<p>Mars is just less than 3° south of the gorgeous double star Porrima (Gamma Virginis) this evening. At magnitude 1.6, Mars is about a full magnitude brighter than Porrima (magnitude 2.7); the star will appear to the planet’s upper right in the western sky an hour after sunset, when they are roughly 7° high. To<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-sunday-august-24-2025/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"The Sky Today on Sunday, August 24: Virgo’s double star, Porrima"</span></a></p>
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Mars is just less than 3° south of the gorgeous double star Porrima (Gamma Virginis) this evening. At magnitude 1.6, Mars is about a full magnitude brighter than Porrima (magnitude 2.7); the star will appear to the planet’s upper right in the western sky an hour after sunset, when they are roughly 7° high. ToContinue reading “The Sky Today on Sunday, August 24: Virgo’s double star, Porrima”
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