No one alive will ever see this again

[CREWZIN]

IN AUGUST, MARS WILL BE AS BIG AS A FULL MOON...

MARS


The Red Planet is about to be spectacular!

This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in 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 before it happens again.

The encounter will culminate on August 27th when
Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth 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 the naked eye

Mars will be easy to spot. At the
beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10p.m.
and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.

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 12:30a.m. That's pretty
convenient to see something that no human being 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 this with your children and grandchildren.

NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN

[quicksilverdon]

That's when the Martians plan to invade!

[bigdogdad]

quote:Originally posted by quicksilverdon

That's when the Martians plan to invade!

I bet the earth will stand still also![8D]

[bobs turbo pt]

i think the Martians are already here the way some people drive !!

[fritz_t_coyote]

quote:Originally posted by bobs turbo pt

i think the Martians are already here the way some people drive !!

Remember that bit in Men In Black?

"Cab drivers?"
"Not as many as you think."

[CREWZIN]

Martian invader after watching too much U.S. television.

[SR-PT4]

Being a bit of an astromony buff I thought this sounded pretty cool. But......the headline of " IN AUGUST, MARS WILL BE AS BIG AS A FULL MOON..." just did not sound plausible to me. C'mon, Mars appearing as large as a full moon??? Not a snowball's chance in heck, so I did a quick Google search.

Sorry guys. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mars-earth-close.html

[quicksilverdon]

quote:Originally posted by SR-PT4

Being a bit of an astromony buff I thought this sounded pretty cool. But......the headline of " IN AUGUST, MARS WILL BE AS BIG AS A FULL MOON..." just did not sound plausible to me. C'mon, Mars appearing as large as a full moon??? Not a snowball's chance in heck, so I did a quick Google search.

Sorry guys. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mars-earth-close.html

Thanks. I looked last night, and came to same conclusion - AS BIG AS A FULL MOON? there'd probably be rioting in the streets if that happened....[:0]

[CREWZIN]

Oh well. [:I] Sorry for passing on the erronious info guys. I'll pass the corrected info link back to the person who sent it to me.