at the night sky,
the
red planet Mars is its brightest since 2003 when it was closer to Earth than it had
been in 60,000 years, so last
week Boston-based astrophotographer Abdul Dremali captured a glowing Mars as it rose above
a Rhode Island beach. In the image it rests just beneath the overhead Milky Way
as its powerful reflection forges a golden streak in the water below,
“I drove
down to Rhode Island for the new moon since that’s the best time to catch the
Milky Way,” Dremali tells Colossal. “I knew Mars was near opposition, so I
timed to be out there by 10pm when Mars was rising. I’ve captured Mars many
times throughout this Milky Way season, but due to a severe Martian storm, and
it being so close, it’s brighter than ever.” two
months ago Dremali photographed Mars from Monument Valley,
and then in
Joshua Tree National Park just a few days later. If you want to try your own
astrophotography make sure to look for what appears to be a bright red star
from now until September 7. Mars will temporarily shine brighter than Jupiter,
securing a place as the fourth-brightest object in the sky, You can view more
of Dremali’s star-spotted images on his Instagram and Twitter, and
browse prints for sale in his online shop, and no I ma not on commision, I just wish I could take pictures as nice as these.
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