[meteorite-list] Mars event
From: drtanuki <drtanuki_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Aug 3 22:28:26 2005 Message-ID: <20050804022819.19430.qmail_at_web53202.mail.yahoo.com> List, Bob`s message went to the bulk mailbox on Yahoo, so some members may not have seen his posting. Thanks Bob for the posting. Dirk Ross...Tokyo --- Bob Evans <bobe5531_at_comcast.net> wrote: > Watch for Mars next month. > > 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 > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Received on Wed 03 Aug 2005 10:28:19 PM PDT |
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