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Foxyangel0425
07-30-2003, 03:06 AM
CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH MARS
>
> Never again in your lifetime will the Red Planet be so spectacular.
> This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars, an encounter that
> will culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in
> recorded history. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
>
> Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit,
> astronomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to
> Earth in the last 5,000 years but it may be as long as 60,000 years.
> The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within
> 34,649,589 miles and will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in
> the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will appear 25.11
> arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as
> large as the full moon to he naked eye.
>
> Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August, Mars will rise
> in the east at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m. But by
> the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at
> nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30 a.m.
>
> That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that no human
> has seen in recorded history.
>
> So mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow
> progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month.
>
> Share with your children and grandchildren. No one alive today will
> ever see this again.

cheetah
07-30-2003, 03:08 AM
Sounds pretty cool. Thanks for the info.;)

Ryan
07-30-2003, 03:46 AM
I'll keep a look out :macho .

Juggalo
07-30-2003, 06:27 AM
awesome

Glow Plug
07-30-2003, 06:30 AM
thats cool I'll have to watch for it :D

310Rduner
07-30-2003, 12:03 PM
Too cool.. too cool. Thanks for the heads up, I always miss this kinda stuff.

CowsBitePeople
07-30-2003, 01:50 PM
Originally posted by 310Rduner
Too cool.. too cool. Thanks for the heads up, I always miss this kinda stuff.

i always miss them too :(

stupid driver
07-30-2003, 02:11 PM
sounds pretty dam* cool.

blondie69
07-30-2003, 03:46 PM
cute. i wrote it down. but its gonna be as big as a full moon!?!:eek2: Thats pretty damn big...so we'll see like 2 moons almost?:huh

Mxbubs
07-30-2003, 04:54 PM
Im selling tickets for $19.99 a piece if anyone wants to see it.:D

FourFiftyFour
07-30-2003, 07:02 PM
i always tell myself to remember to watch for the eclipses and stuff liek that.. then somethin comes up and it never happens.. maybe if i have a full month to remind myself i will remember to look one night lol

310Rduner
07-30-2003, 08:25 PM
Originally posted by CDaleChick
i always tell myself to remember to watch for the eclipses and stuff liek that.. then somethin comes up and it never happens.. maybe if i have a full month to remind myself i will remember to look one night lol

same, i will see something about it on the news and be like "ok.. this one time i will wake up to see it"

haha yeah right.:( i wake up the next day, and barely even remember i was supposed to wake up until one of my friends asked me how it was:grr:

bansheeguy77
07-31-2003, 05:03 AM
thats so cool...its gonna be freaky seeing a red planet as big as the moon tho :macho

Tommy 17
07-31-2003, 05:32 AM
damn u:grr: i thought we were finally gonna figure out why monkey boy is so screwed up... i always thought he was from mars:mad:




hahah:p

cool 300ex
07-31-2003, 01:39 PM
Ya cool always miss that stuff too.