Mars

Post by **MrFelony** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:46 pm

Mars

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

Post by **psi29a** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 5:55 pm

This ia hoax, the real event happened a year or two ago.

NASA: Beware Mars Hoax
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005 ... rshoax.htm

NASA wrote:Here are the facts: Earth and Mars are converging for a close encounter this year on October 30th at 0319 Universal Time. Distance: 69 million kilometers. To the unaided eye, Mars will look like a bright red star, a pinprick of light, certainly not as wide as the full Moon.

...

August 27, 2003, that was the closest in recorded history, by a whisker, and millions of people watched as the distance between Mars and Earth shrunk to 56 million km.

Post by **Femto** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 6:23 pm

pwned.

Post by **Ayanami** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:25 pm

Femto wrote:pwned.

Ditto.

Post by **MrFelony** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:23 pm

heh it coouuld be possible that i just didnt check my email for that long heh...i'll inform the friend who sent it to me...damn and i was looking forward to that

. i was sorta thinking that that woudl be fucking huge as hell...imagine the impact that mar's gravitational pull may have on earth by being that close...

Post by **Ayanami** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 8:25 pm

MrFelony wrote:heh it coouuld be possible that i just didnt check my email for that long heh...i'll inform the friend who sent it to me...damn and i was looking forward to that .

The email is not old, the whole thing is bullshit. You would never see Mars get that close to the Earth.

Post by **psi29a** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:53 pm

Two years ago, the week Mars was closest to Earth in recorded history I was able to go outside with my Astronomy class (when i was at uni) and see it through a hobby style telescope. It was pretty cool, due to the distance the image through the telescope was flipped upside down (normal).

Post by **Eldo** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:09 pm

I never trust any of the emails like these, especially if they are forwarded messages.

Post by **Skullkracker** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 8:39 am

fuck Mars

watch for shooting stars instead
I saw one a few weeks ago (and made a wish too)
it's a really unforgetable sight

Post by **Killfile** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:08 pm

The Persids (meteor shower) will reach it's maximum level of activity tonight at 18:29 GMT. For those of us back in the states, we can catch a good chunk of activity tonight as well - even though it'll be a few hours past peek.

If you're in New England you're screwed though - the National Weather Service is calling for cloud cover all night long.

Post by **Skullkracker** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 1:49 pm

Killfile wrote:cloud cover all night long.

what, FF7 p0rn?

well, that's England for you
I've spent three days there once, and the wonder is that it didn't rain

Post by **MrFelony** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:43 pm

sounds like they were having another drought

and i vote for lock

Post by **Skullkracker** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 5:33 pm

beware the lock-ness monstre

Edit: just noticed: a new "finger" on the "mod-hand"

Congrats "defiler of stuff"!

Post by **Ellen** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:11 am

Eldo wrote:I never trust any of the emails like these, especially if they are forwarded messages.

*lol* it's especially funny if you keep getting the same email but with the dates changed.

Post by **Devil_Dante** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:14 am

Do people earn money with it?

Post by **Necromancer** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 1:53 am

Some really do...

Skullkracker wrote:Congrats "defiler of stuff"!

I want a unique title, too.

Post by **Buzkashi** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 7:09 am

You dont get one till i get one!!

Which will probably be never!! MWUAHAHAHAHAH

Post by **dos.azn** » Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:36 pm

heh interesting thread