[GeoStL] NGR: worth looking at
- From: "Eric East" <christianherper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 08:17:00 -0500
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From: Heberlein
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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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