~*~ Planet MARS Day ~*~

• OCEANOS

  27 Aug 03, 01:36

  27th OF AUGUST 2003
  MARS WILL APPEAR AS BIG AS THE MOON!
  FIRST TIME IN AT LEAST 5,000 YEARS!
  Never again in your lifetime will the Red Planet be so spectacular!
  
  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.
  
  On August 27, Mars will come 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. But 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 friends, children and grandchildren. No one alive today will ever see this again! Enjoy this Spectacular Moment!!!
  
  
  Blessed Be,
  Oceanos
• BÃ¥seline

  27 Aug 03, 02:20

  Thanks for the Nice piece of infor Oceanos. Nice to see ya back.
  
  Hope to see ya around more often ya.
  
  Hmm... you will be watching wif who ah?? kekekeke
• aHGer^83

  27 Aug 03, 02:20

  but i heard from some whr dat when Earth Moon and Mars in line...something bad will happen...
• OCEANOS

  27 Aug 03, 13:36

  Originally posted by BÃ¥seline:

  Thanks for the Nice piece of infor Oceanos. Nice to see ya back.
  
  Hope to see ya around more often ya.
  
  Hmm... you will be watching wif who ah?? kekekeke

  Hello BÃ¥seline,
  
  You are most welcome! I will try to come in as often as possible! Do drop by & support my Haven too when i am not around......
  
  Well i have no one with me to catch this splendid moment but i will try to catch someone later........
  
  
  Blessed Be,
  Oceanos
• OCEANOS

  27 Aug 03, 13:44

  Originally posted by aHGer^83:

  but i heard from some whr dat when Earth Moon and Mars in line...something bad will happen...

  Merry Meet AhGer^83,
  
  Maybe its true or its just a myth.............. well its all very individual! We shall see what will happen at that moment when Moon & Mars do align........
  
  Thanks for your reply!
  
  Blessed Be,
  Oceanos