3 min readby Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the PacificHave you looked up at the night sky this season and noticed a bright object sporting a reddish hue to the left of Orion? This is none other than the planet Mars! January will be an excellent opportunity to spot this planet and some of its details with a medium-sized telescope. Be sure to catch these three events this month.Martian RetrogradeMars entered retrograde (or backward movement relative to its usual direction) on December 7, 2024, and will continue throughout…
