Guest guest Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 This is completely off topic, but thought I should return this link to you. The info you present is recycled from 2 years ago and therefore not true. Sorry. http://space.about.com/od/astronomynews/a/marsclose2005_2.htm Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine On Behalf Of Ron & Maria Kuriloff 17 July 2005 00:00 Chinese Medicine MARS 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 everyone. No one alive now will ever have the opportunity to see this again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 Remember....August FW: Watch for 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 atta! in 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. Ma rs 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 Start your day with - make it your home page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Check out Nasa or Spaceweather.com. Mars will be very noticable but not as big as the moon. Ravenstone --- Woobey Queen <WoobeyQueen wrote: > Have you guys already seen this? > **************************************************** > >snip< > 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 > ******************************************. > > > > -- > Cheers! > Kathleen Petrides > The Woobey Queen > Http://www.woobeyworld.com > __ Start your day with - make it your home page http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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