Pluto reaches opposition at 3 A.M. EDT, presenting an optimal viewing opportunity due to its apparent brightness and the absence of moonlight. Visual observation requires a telescope with an aperture ...
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Pluto, with its heart-shaped glacier, as captured by the New Horizons spacecraftJPL/NASA Pluto will mark a birthday of sorts on March 23, 2178. No one is likely to be there to celebrate it, of course.