ken, wow, very cool! remind me in august please!

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> [Original Message]
> From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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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