APOD: 2020 October 30 - Fear and Dread: The Moons of Mars
Fear and Dread: The Moons of Mars On Halloween fear and dread will stalk your night skies also known as Phobos and Deimos the moons of Mars. The 2020 opposition of Mars was on October 13 so the Red Planet will still rise shortly after sunset. Near Halloween's Full Moon on the sky its strange yellowish glow will outshine other stars throughout the night. But the two tiny Martian moons are very faint and in close orbits making them hard to spot even with a small telescope. You can find them in thi