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ken, wow, very cool! remind me in august please!
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Catch you later!
> [Original Message]
> From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: 6/21/2005 9:03:02 PM
> Subject: Fwd: MARS
>
> if this is true, this is probably worth seeing.
>
> MARS SPECTACULAR!
>
> 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 10
> p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.
>
> The above paragraph is unbelievable! I can't wait
> to see it!)
>
>
> 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
> 12:30 a.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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