Tonight Mars should be the brightest object in the sky aside from the moon. I think I can see it coming up in the East. No telescope though.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlin...ne-up-directly-with-the-sun-and-mars-tonight/
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlin...ne-up-directly-with-the-sun-and-mars-tonight/