Posted by tourdemars to General News at September 11, 2003 12:00 PM

Now that Mars's record-breaking close approach is history (it happened on the night of August 26–27) is the show over? No way! Mars remains just as big and bright, for all practical purposes, during the first half of September. It will shrink and fade only a little until well into October. Moreover, in one way the show is getting better than ever! Every day Mars rises higher in the sky earlier in the night, which makes it easier to view at a more convenient hour.