[GeoStL] Re: NGR: worth looking at
- From: "Eric East" <christianherper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 09:00:02 -0500
Story of my life... LOL
I just got the e-mail so I assumed it was current.
Eric
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From: Gale R. Nie
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 8:57 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: NGR: worth looking at
Unfortunately, you're 2 years late. :-(
http://www.spacetoday.org/SolSys/Mars/MarsThePlanet/MarsNearEarth.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_history_030826.html
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mars_preview_021108.html
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric East
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 8:17 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] NGR: worth looking at
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From: Heberlein
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 4:14 PM
Subject: Fw: [Fwd: worth looking at]
This is extremely interesting and worth passing on.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> 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 12:30a.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.
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> Share this with your children and grandchildren. NO ONE ALIVE TODAY
WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN
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