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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts 
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27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for............. Â Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will culminate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles off earth. Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287
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landmark Inner circle within a triangle 5194 Posts
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Thanks for the heads up. Hope I can see it from here.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts
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Very cool! Where I live it is very dark, come on down!
One question....as large as the full moon????? |
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Avrakdavra Loyal user The Pine Tree State, USA 224 Posts
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Good heavens, no! Will appear unusually bright, perhaps, but still only as a point of light.
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ClintonMagus Inner circle Southwestern Southeast 3997 Posts
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Things are more like they are today than they've ever been before...
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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This one comes up every few years. Mars will always look like one of the brightest stars in the night sky. It will never be more than that.
OTOH if it's clear where you are tonight the moon is very nearly full and Jupiter is very bright. Look for the second brightest thing in the early evening sky; it's Jupiter. John
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts
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I see Jupiter very early in the evening.
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A hoax? Grrrr.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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On 2010-08-26 22:27, MagicSanta wrote: Do you have a pair of binoculars? If your hands are steady, you should be able to see up to 4 of Jupiter's moons. John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts
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That is a good question....someone stole my binocs!
If you could see the dark sky here you would be shocked. It is almost as dark as at sea if no moon, if a full moon I can walk in the desert at night and see fine. |
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On 2010-08-26 23:27, MagicSanta wrote: I'm not surprised. The American SW desert has some of the best skies on the continent. I'd love to spend some time down there one day. John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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RicHeka Inner circle 3999 Posts
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On 2010-08-26 22:15, Avrakdavra wrote: Correct! Both the 3/4 Moon and Mars seem exceptionally bright toniite,however Mars due to the distance from Earth appears tiny compared to the Moon. What a beautiful evening though. |
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts
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What happened to Rudy Twomoons?
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts
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Darn, thanks John for ruining it. I figured someone would, that's why I put it up here. No tom, it didn't seem false, to me or several others here. None of us have achieved your level of coolness.
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts
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Plus, the link listed above says it did happen in 03', so my idiocy is only off by 7 years.
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
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Micheal Leath Inner circle 1048 Posts
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On 2010-08-27 12:20, kcg5 wrote: Wrong again. Read it more carefully and follow the link that describes what did happen in 2003. http://tinyurl.com/2fgcqt2 There are those who actually believe that Mars can appear as large as the moon? That just amazes me. |
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts
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And I'll bet you voted for bush....
I don't think it says mars will look the same size, just that it will appear as though there is another moon.
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!!!!!
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Micheal Leath Inner circle 1048 Posts
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On 2010-08-27 13:27, kcg5 wrote: That would still be wrong. It would just look like a bright star. |
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kcg5 Inner circle who wants four fried chickens and a coke 1868 Posts
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Okay, I'm wrong.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts
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Kevin, this is one of those hills not worth fighting for....
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