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[font=arial,helvetica]I got this in my email and maybe you already received it too, but I thought to let everyone know 🙂
MARS SPECTACULAR!
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 magnificationMars 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
[/font]Actually, that was in August 2003…
Yes, Mars will be coming close to earth in October 31, but it is not a record breaker.
More about the Mars encounter this year.Here’s the original release email from 2003 about it…
Mars CloseMrOats wrote:Wow, Didn’t know that Prince… Thanks for sharing! 😀
Same here, i didn’t know at all….So thanks for sharing.I’m going to see Mars shining in my home villege, standing in the rice fields, walking along the jungle…. because I spend last week of my holidays there.
RabidKitten wrote:Actually, that was in August 2003…Yes, Mars will be coming close to earth in October 31, but it is not a record breaker.
More about the Mars encounter this year.Here’s the original release email from 2003 about it…
Mars CloseI wasnt at all aware of this, so I do feel a bit embarrased. 😮
So Rabid I’ll not be able to see Mars, ohh.. disapointment, Ok. waiting still October and see what view I can get.
Hmm damn! When I was reading the first post I thought it was this year.
Oh well, I’ll settle for the sighting in October!
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