godglitcher 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 (edited) 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 and 10p.m. (EASTERN)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 12:30pm ( EASTERN ). That's pretty convienient to see something that no human being has seen or recorded in history. So, mark your calender at the beginning of August to see mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month. SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE, NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN.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 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs on Mars and peturbs its orbit, astromomers can only be certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the last 5'000 years, but it may as long as 60'000 years before this happens again.The encounter will culminate on August 27th wheb 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. Notice from snlildude87: Wow. The only thing you wrote was "SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE, NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN."Next warning will be removal of posting rights Notice from BuffaloHELP: This is What Is...? forum section. Have you defined anything? No? Moving to General Talk. Edited July 19, 2005 by BuffaloHELP (see edit history) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DjLuki 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 nasa should have build a shuttle to go there, since it loks liek its gonna come closer to earch, it would have been faster for them to travel. i just hope mars doesn't fall on us lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saint_Michael 3 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 hmmm might have to go outside now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godglitcher 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 sry about that guys I just wanted to share it with everyone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarCasM 0 Report post Posted July 19, 2005 This happened a year ago. ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerb 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 Actually... it seems to have happened two years ago.Check out this link:http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snlildude87 0 Report post Posted July 20, 2005 I thought this happened years ago, but I wasn't positive. Anyway, thread closed, and my apologies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
