Mark AUGUST 27th ON YOUR CALENDER! FIRST TIME IN AT LEAST 5,000 YEARS! - GSM-Forum

MicrostarGSM® · 08-07-2003, 19:08

Be sure to mark your calendar and remember to watch!!

[GLOW=red]MARK AUGUST 27th ON YOUR CALENDAR! FIRST TIME IN AT LEAST 5,000 YEARS![/GLOW]

MARS (PLANET) WILL APPEAR AS BIG AS THE MOON!

Never again in your lifetime will the Red Planet (Mars) be so spectacular!

This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars, 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.

On August 27, Mars will come within 34,649,589 miles 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 ***** eye. Mars will be easy to spot.

At the beginning of August, Mars will rise in the east at 10 p.m. and reach
its azimuth at about 3 a.m. But by the end of August when these two planets
are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the
sky at 12:30 a.m.
That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that no human has
seen in recorded history.

So don't miss it---mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars
grow progressively brighter throughout the month.

Share this with your friends, children and grandchildren. No one alive today
will ever see this again!!!

mickeyblueeyes · 08-07-2003, 19:20

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Share this with your friends, children and grandchildren. No one alive today will ever see this again!!!

So you say, but I plan too try and see the next one also

Mobile Lab · 08-07-2003, 21:12

Going To Purchase A Calender

robbiesl42 · 08-07-2003, 22:22

wooow this is goin on my phone alarm !!

Moviltuning · 08-07-2003, 23:15

i will see...

best regards

gsmsupport.net · 08-08-2003, 14:12

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Originally posted by mickeyblueeyes
So you say, but I plan too try and see the next one also

Me too

source · 08-08-2003, 18:49

but where to look, in comparison to the moon, to be sure to see it (for example, from madrid, spain), tonight??

[MoOkIe] · 08-08-2003, 19:32

Already added this to my Phone Alarm

Br

08-07-2003, 19:08	#1 (permalink)
MicrostarGSM® No Life Poster Join Date: Dec 2002 Age: 47 Posts: 4,775 Member: 18855 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1,938	Mark AUGUST 27th ON YOUR CALENDER! FIRST TIME IN AT LEAST 5,000 YEARS! Be sure to mark your calendar and remember to watch!! [GLOW=red]MARK AUGUST 27th ON YOUR CALENDAR! FIRST TIME IN AT LEAST 5,000 YEARS![/GLOW] MARS (PLANET) WILL APPEAR AS BIG AS THE MOON! Never again in your lifetime will the Red Planet (Mars) be so spectacular! This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars, 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. On August 27, Mars will come within 34,649,589 miles 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 ***** eye. Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August, Mars will rise in the east at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m. But by the end of August when these two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30 a.m. That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that no human has seen in recorded history. So don't miss it---mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter throughout the month. Share this with your friends, children and grandchildren. No one alive today will ever see this again!!!

08-07-2003, 21:12	#3 (permalink)
Mobile Lab No Life Poster Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: D U B A I Age: 45 Posts: 1,929 Member: 17651 Status: Offline Sonork: 100.81230 Thanks Meter: 318	Going To Purchase A Calender

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robbiesl42 No Life Poster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.K Age: 35 Posts: 787 Member: 18319 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 0	wooow this is goin on my phone alarm !!

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Moviltuning Freak Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Spain Age: 46 Posts: 164 Member: 34289 Status: Offline Thanks Meter: 1	i will see... best regards

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source No Life Poster Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Amsterdam - NL Age: 48 Posts: 916 Member: 5339 Status: Offline Sonork: 100:1576437 Thanks Meter: 3	but where to look, in comparison to the moon, to be sure to see it (for example, from madrid, spain), tonight??

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[MoOkIe] No Life Poster Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Leiria, PT & *****, CN Posts: 2,514 Member: 3756 Status: Offline** Thanks Meter: 5	Already added this to my Phone Alarm Br