Mars comes close to Earth on Monday

Mars will be the closest it has been to Earth in 11 years on Monday as it comes within 47.2 million miles of our planet.
The rare event, which is called a “close approach”, occurs when the Red Planet’s orbit reaches its closest point to Earth.
Stargazers hoping to catch a glimpse of Mars, which usually appears as a small dot even through a telescope, will need to be awake around 1am in order to get the best view.