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Posted by DJ APX on Aug-01-2003 23:53:

Mars and the close encounter

Mars and the close encounter

This month and next Earth is catching up with Mars, 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.

The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles 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 Mars will rise in the east at 10 p.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 12:30 a.m. That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that no human 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 with your children and grandchildren. No one alive today will ever see this again.

Posted by discitelli on Aug-02-2003 00:04:

thanks for the info APX, this intergalactic type stuff is a good reminder of how much more there is in the universe than just planet earth.

Posted by Orbax on Aug-02-2003 00:10:

im gonna climb to the top of the highest mountain in the area and check it out, thanks

Posted by Stassi on Aug-02-2003 01:32:

its really too bad I wouldnt capture this moment with a camera

Posted by DR86 on Aug-02-2003 02:02:

definitely won't be missing this...thanks for the info!

Posted by _Nut_ on Aug-02-2003 02:06:

For people that dont know anything about atmospheric physics you may want to define the azimuth angle. I know what it is (being a meteorology major) but Im way to lazy to put it into general terms.

But yes, this will be great to see.

Posted by xtr3m on Aug-02-2003 02:31:

OMG OMG OMG ARE WE ALL GOING TO DIE?!!1

OMG I DIE ETC

Posted by malek on Aug-02-2003 02:58:

will Mars appear Red to the naked eye?

if yes, doesn't the Bible says somewhere that before armageddon the moon will be red or some shit like that!??!

OMG OMG OMG WE DIE!

Posted by eye_03 on Aug-02-2003 05:59:

uhh.. what're those times for Vancouver, canada ?

Posted by johnson3161 on Aug-02-2003 08:34:

Cool info. My it's time to call my friend up who has a telescope.

Posted by RandomGirl on Aug-02-2003 20:29:

quote:
Originally posted by ahlamalek
will Mars appear Red to the naked eye?

if yes, doesn't the Bible says somewhere that before armageddon the moon will be red or some shit like that!??!

OMG OMG OMG WE DIE!

That's sorta creepy... I wonder, will it look red?

Posted by fede on Aug-03-2003 08:11:

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Posted by ClubHarder on Aug-03-2003 16:29:

Cool ! Gonna watch out for that then

Posted by [mart] on Aug-03-2003 16:33:

Saw it last night, albeit only as a very bright and very very slightly reddish point of light in the sky...would probably die if I managed to look at it through an adequate telescope.

Posted by DJPrototypeX on Aug-03-2003 17:07:

thnkx for the heads up

Posted by HyperFreak on Aug-04-2003 01:27:

Cool..

Cool!

Didn't know about this even though I keep myself updated on such events. I'm going to take out my telescope and take a closer look at Mars. But because I live in North Norway, it doesn't get dark at night. I'll have to wait to later this month, maybe September..

Maybe I'll post some pictures, if I'm able to take photos through my telescope. Hmmmm... must investigate!

Posted by DJ APX on Aug-14-2003 19:17:

quote:
Originally posted by HyperFreak
Maybe I'll post some pictures, if I'm able to take photos through my telescope. Hmmmm... must investigate!

If you do get pictures , please post 'em .

Posted by DJ Mikey Mike on Aug-14-2003 21:32:

mint. cheers for the info.

Posted by Laszlo on Aug-15-2003 01:05:

Thanks for the information!

I'm regulary reading the biggest science magazine in Sweden but somehow I've missed this...

Posted by cammie on Aug-21-2003 10:59:

Re: Mars and the close encounter

quote:
Originally posted by DJ APX
Mars and the close encounter

This month and next Earth is catching up with Mars, 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.

The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles 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 Mars will rise in the east at 10 p.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 12:30 a.m. That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that no human 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 with your children and grandchildren. No one alive today will ever see this again.

woot!! i saw it last nite. we were commin home from a party (my husband, my sister-in-law, her husband and me), it was like 4:30am and i look out the window and point and say "thats Mars, look at it cuz its like the closest its gonna be for the next 50k yrs" and my SIL says "wtf, how do you know that cam?" and i say "i read bout it on TA" and her husband says "i thot TA was a music site" and i say "theres lots more smart ppl on TA than you know, you shuld read it too" and my husband says "my cammie is real smart! she's a TA" hahahaha
So thanks a bunch DJ APX, now sum ppl know im smart, lol

Posted by DJ Mikey Mike on Aug-21-2003 11:03:

ive seen it for the last 4 nites in a row

Posted by DJ APX on Aug-21-2003 20:35:

Re: Re: Mars and the close encounter

quote:
Originally posted by cammie
So thanks a bunch DJ APX, now sum ppl know im smart, lol

You're welcome

Posted by DJ APX on Aug-24-2003 15:23:

If anybody gets any pictures of this , please post 'em .

Posted by BTG on Aug-25-2003 01:57:

quote:
Originally posted by Orbax
im gonna climb to the top of the highest mountain in the area and check it out, thanks

perhaps we can build a ninja rope ladder and climb to mars, and start a ninja civlization.

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