Mars is putting on an extra-bright show this month

Mars is about to make its closest approach to Earth since 2003, giving casual viewers an easy backyard view as the planet turns extra-bright, and even visibly red-orange to the naked eye.
Mars will come closest to Earth, and appear at its brightest, the night of July 27. But it ‘s already the second-brightest planet (after Venus) and is getting brighter nightly.
It is brighter than any star.
On its closest approach it will appear opposite the sun in our sky, making the whole planet visible