Mars News
Friends, remember this story(below) that I sent to you ?
"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 12:30 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"
Well, it's kinda fake/false. Read Urban Legends Reference Pages: Science(Mars Spectacular)
The RED planet: MARS!
posted by Che-Cheh @ 7:36 AM
3 Comments:
the planet does look like the 'langsat' which i brought fr my kg. ;P
it sounds surreal 'bout the part that it'll look as huge as the full moon, don't u think?! maybe the passage accidentally left out something... say... viewing with our naked eyes thro' a binocular or telescope, heh!heh!
hahahahahaha come on lah!
the way the passage described, I really thought Mars will be as big as the moon. I'm so naive. Right ?
NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN
heh!heh! this line is a bit over dramatic, no! such finality!
what's with the craziness of human nowadays n the potential catastrophe n destruction that we selfishly create, i'll be very very happy to see lots more wonderful things that nature intends. :DDD
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