PLANET OF THE MONTH
Mars might be a frozen dustball of a planet, but it’s warming up nicely for its Opposition at the end of the year, when it will be very close to Earth and very bright in our night sky, too.
During the month ahead, the famous Red Planet – which is actually more of a mandarin orange colour when you see it in the sky – will be obvious to the naked eye, looking like a bright ‘star’ in
