No One Alive Today Will Ever See This Again
03-Aug-2005, 06:53 PM
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No One Alive Today Will Ever See This Again
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.
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.
04-Aug-2005, 12:02 AM
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its bull.... this is old news... well maybe not for most... but check this out....
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/07jul_marshoax.htm?list11930
none the less it will still be wicked but not so wicked as to cause masive tides lol..
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/07jul_marshoax.htm?list11930
none the less it will still be wicked but not so wicked as to cause masive tides lol..
04-Aug-2005, 12:40 AM
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i saw the last one, was quite spectacular.... not alot of light disturbance as there were no illuminated at the time.
and i dont know about you folk, but i'll prolly see the next event too, in the late 2200s, or even 60k years from now.
and i dont know about you folk, but i'll prolly see the next event too, in the late 2200s, or even 60k years from now.
04-Aug-2005, 12:45 AM
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Originally posted by CyniKal.Mindset
do u not realize ur digi cam is USELESS...u may have 20x combined zoom and the pic will be a blurry *** orange spot...now what u need is a camera and a telescope for a nice picture thats clear
do u not realize ur digi cam is USELESS...u may have 20x combined zoom and the pic will be a blurry *** orange spot...now what u need is a camera and a telescope for a nice picture thats clear
04-Aug-2005, 08:12 AM
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Originally posted by TranceaddicT
if this wasnt a Hoax and Mars would look as large as the full moon to the naked eye, then it is very possiable to get a great pic. all u need is a tripod and to set ur exposer correctly.
if this wasnt a Hoax and Mars would look as large as the full moon to the naked eye, then it is very possiable to get a great pic. all u need is a tripod and to set ur exposer correctly.
