[meteorite-list] MARS near MOON tonight!

From: Pekka Savolainen <pekka.savolainen_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:05 2004
Message-ID: <3F15E75C.9030606_at_dlc.fi>

Hello,

here in Finland (time GMT + 2.00) Mars is now very close
to the Moon. Just came in to get some photographic equipment
and check my mails...

best rgds,

pekka

Ken O'Neill wrote:

>Hi Jerry,
>
>I'm actually in Ireland so I'm British Summer Time. I checked my star
>mapping software which unfortunately doesn't give me a precise time for the
>occultation but on playing the time sequence forward from 22:30
>Texas/Oddessa time, it should begun around 23:00 and have completed by 4:00
>AM. I know this is a bit vague, but I hope maybe others on the list may have
>precise timing for this event.
>
>It is cloudy here in Ireland so I cannot see anything at the moment it is 00
>hrs 32 mins here.
>
>Regards
>
>Ken O'Neill
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: Jerry A. Wallace [mailto:jwal2000_at_swbell.net]
>Sent: 17 July 2003 00:15
>To: Ken O'Neill
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] MARS near MOON tonight!
>
>
>Hi Ken,
>
>I sure hate to bother you with this, but I've been trying to decipher the
>time stamps
>(of which there are many) from your email header to determine your time zone
>in
>order to know what time in my time zone (Central) to be watching and taking
>pictures
>of the Mars/Lunar occultation.
>
>I think I have your time zone identified as being Pacific, but I'm not
>certain.
>
>Would you please email me, if it's convenient, to let me know for sure. And
>then
>too, it may be a total wash as far as viewing conditions here (Odessa- west
>Texas.)
>We've been getting a substantial cloud build-up all afternoon from tropical
>storm
>Claudette.
>
>And thanks for the notification to the list.
>
>Best Regards,
>
>Jerry Wallace
>
>
>
>
>Ken O'Neill wrote:
>
>MARS near MOON tonight!
>Tonight Wednesday July 16th is the night that brilliant
>Mars (mag. -2) will rise v.close to the nearly Full Moon. It should be a
>spectacular sight to the naked eye. Look over in the East-to-Southeast
>(constellation of Aquarius )just about 22:30 onwards as the pair rise above
>the horizon- do not go to bed
>without checking out the view which should be an awesome sight. Mars will be
>blazing just to the left of the Moon all night. From the southern USA and
>parts of South America they will see the Moon pass in front of Mars!
>
>Regards
>
>Ken O'Neill
>
>
>
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