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天文奇景，戰神火星、太陽與地球，就在今晚，將再度連成一線。
(台灣時間4/9/2014美國時間4/8/2014周二)
根據NASA美國太空總署的報導，火星與太陽成相對位置(opposition)，軌道成蛋型，而地球位處其中。
日、火呈相對位置，意指夜晚來臨時，太陽從西方下山，火星將從東方升起。當夜晚離去、天光亮時，太陽從東方升起，火星則由西方落下。
至4/14/2014周一正逢月圓之時，火星與地球距離最接近，彼此距離僅5700萬英里(9200公里)，約為地球與太陽距離的一半之多。
(台灣時間4/15/2014美國時間4/14/2014西岸晚間6時東岸晚間9時。)
從本周二至下周一為止，民眾裸視可見這次天文奇景，火星位置於月亮偏南方，其亮度將比天空中的最亮的星晨還亮上10倍，其最大亮度每6年才此一瞥。
火星、太陽與地球連線奇景，每26個月(778天)出現一次，下次出現是2016年5月22日。~Lucie編譯
露西的浪漫奇想:
火星與太陽皆素有"戰神"之稱，同時太陽也是光明、創造、療癒、友誼與守護之神。
由於火星亮度、位置與運行方向不穩定，中國古稱"熒惑"。
若火星在心宿中由順行(西向東)變為逆行(東向西)，常常被認為是「大人易政，主去其宮」的徵兆。
此火星與太陽、地球之象，驗證亂世末弩，戰神連線，一字排開，天道伐之，不卑不亢，憂懼退避，迴返清明，光明自現之兆。
圖片來源:NASA/USA Today
4/14/2014月圓，火星(Mars)位置。圖片來源:NASA/USA Today 
亦可利用處女座與月亮，來找出火星(Mars)。圖片來源:NASA
澳洲網友Murray Henderson於4/7/2014在自家後院拍攝
LOOK UP TONIGHT! Mars, Earth and Sun to Line Up
Skywatchers will get a rare treat Tuesday night, when Mars, Earth and the sun will be arranged in a nearly-straight line.
Every two years, Mars reaches a point in its orbit called "opposition," when the planet lies directly opposite the sun in Earth's sky, according to Astronomy magazine.
This means Mars rises near sunset and remains visible all night long as it moves nearly overhead across the night sky. It will be a bright burnt orange color, NASA's Mars Exploration Program reports, and almost 10 times brighter than the brightest stars in the sky.
"From our perspective on our spinning world, Mars rises in the east just as the sun sets in the west," NASA reports. "Then, after staying up in the sky the entire night, Mars sets in the west just as the sun rises in the east."
With no big storms forecast Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service, Mars should be visible in most areas.
At their closest point next week, Mars and Earth will "only" be about 57 million miles apart. Another treat awaits April 14, when the full moon also will appear near Mars.
Mars won't appear this big and bright again until its next "opposition" May 22, 2016, Astronomyreports.(resource: USA Today)
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