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Mars and the close encounter (pg. 2)
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| ClubHarder |
| Cool ! Gonna watch out for that then :) |
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| MaRt |
| 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. |
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| DJPrototypeX |
| thnkx for the heads up:D:D |
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| HyperFreak |
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! :D |
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| DJ APX |
| quote: | Originally posted by HyperFreak
Maybe I'll post some pictures, if I'm able to take photos through my telescope. Hmmmm... must investigate! :D |
If you do get pictures , please post 'em . |
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| DJ Mikey Mike |
| mint. cheers for the info. |
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| DJ_Laszlo |
Thanks for the information!
I'm regulary reading the biggest science magazine in Sweden but somehow I've missed this...:rolleyes: |
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| cammie |
| 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 :toocool: |
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| DJ Mikey Mike |
| ive seen it for the last 4 nites in a row :toothless |
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| DJ APX |
| quote: | Originally posted by cammie
So thanks a bunch DJ APX, now sum ppl know im smart, lol :toocool: |
You're welcome :toocool: |
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| DJ APX |
| If anybody gets any pictures of this , please post 'em . |
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