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    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.

    The encounter will culminate on August 27th, when Mars comes to 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 25.11arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full on to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot.

    At the beginning of August, Mars will rise in the east at 10 pm, 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 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 children and grandchildren. No one alive today will ever see this again


    http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mars_previ...iew_021108.html

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    WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!

    And I'm gonna be up in the Adirondaks at the end of August...crystal clear star gazing!!!
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    "Yo, 40 Park y'all, Jam-On's gettin down"
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    Ya its amazing. Even in the heart of the city lights of KC when I can count how many stars i see on one hand, i can see mars plain as day. Its huge and red, and threw a telescope it looks awesome.

    Next week my gf and i are heading out to the country to take a real look at it without all the light pollution. It still amazes me, even all the way out here in the midwest i still have to drive for an hour and a half minimum to get away from the city lights.

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    I read up on that at the end of last month. I think its going to be really awesome to see!!!
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