[meteorite-list] Mars event

[drtanuki]

List,
  Bob`s message went to the bulk mailbox on Yahoo, so
some members may not have seen his posting. Thanks Bob
for the posting. Dirk Ross...Tokyo

--- Bob Evans <bobe5531 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Watch for Mars next month. 
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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