Yes, Mars will be visible in the morning during the month of August.
Around midnight
Yes. Mars will be visible low in the Eastern sky starting about 2 hours before dawn. But Mars will NEVER look "as big as the full moon!" as the Mars Hoax insists. Sorry; it won't happen.
Yes. In early August, look for Mars to rise about 2:30 AM, and be about 35 degrees above the eastern horizon at dawn. Mars will rise earlier and earlier throughout the month, rising about 1:30 AM by the end of August.
Mars is visible now.... it is next to the moon, the bright one that doesnt twinkle. Go Yankees 2009 World Series Champions
Mars is clearly visible low in the Eastern sky about 2 hours before dawn. If you were waiting to see Mars as big as the full Moon... Well, that was a hoax. Sorry about that.
It depends where you are.
No. Mars did make an exceptionally close approach to Earth in August 2003, and every year since, spammers change the date and resend the message. However, Mars will NEVER appear "as big as the full Moon". Right now, on August 9, 2009, Mars rises a little before sunrise and is visible low in the eastern sky at dawn. By January, 2010, Mars will be overhead at midnight, but this will be one of the more distant conjunctions.
Actually mars will come close to earth on August 27th 2009!
You did not specify the time at which you saw the object, so it is not possible to be certain; however, Jupiter is the only planet currently visible (as of August 6, 2009) in the evening sky. Mars, Venus and Saturn are all visible in the early morning hours.
Mars is visible to the naked eye nearly every night. It will be in the constellation Virgo. Mars will be quite distant and rather dim in late August, appearing less than half its average size. It will have about 1/10 of the brightness of last January because of its extreme distance this late summer and fall.
Nope I got that email to I checked it on NASA's site it will not be bigger than the moon but it will be visible but it willl only look like a star.
Mars is always visible in the night sky and can be seen with the naked eye when it is above the horizon. Its visibility depends on its position in its orbit relative to Earth and can vary throughout the year. Astronomical apps or websites can help you track when Mars will be visible in your location.