... The only real monster here, however, is a bright young star too far from Earth to hurt us. ... The above picture of Saturn approximates what a human would see if hovering close to the giant ringed world. ... That makes it prime season for telescopic views of the the Red Planet, like this one from April 3rd. ... That's Mars, the Red Planet. Mars is now near its 2014 opposition (April 8) and closest approach (April 14), looping through the constellation Virgo opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky. ...