Once in our lifetime

ArkansasHunter · 08-02-2007, 09:37 AM

Once in a life time "FACT".

Two moons on 27th August 2007*

27th August; the day the Whole World is waiting for ......

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 cultivate
On Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65 Million miles of 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.
Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.

Burke · 08-02-2007, 10:28 AM

Finally, a night where my cult and I can sacrifice a....

Umm...nevermind..

BloodRedStratus · 08-02-2007, 12:00 PM

Well not completely true. The actual event happened in 2003. Mars did not look as large as the moon, but it was the closest it had ever been to the earth. Here is a link to the article from Space.com. The date of the article, August 26, 2003.

SPACE.com -- Mars Makes History: Closest to Earth Aug. 27

ArkansasHunter · 08-02-2007, 12:37 PM

I received the above this morning from a friend by e-mail

BloodRedStratus · 08-02-2007, 12:43 PM

Yeah it is a pretty common email forward. Someone just changes the date year to year.

Coeloptera · 08-02-2007, 01:38 PM

Yeah, Mars can't ever look as large as the full moon in the sky due to size (comfortably smaller than Earth) and distance. Of course, we never talk about going there like we do Mars because Venus is a seething, roasting, acid-skied hell.

Venus, remember, is both larger (just about Earth-sized), closer (about 26 million miles to Mars' 35 million), and more reflective due to the composition of its thick atmosphere. Venus never looks anywhere close to the size of the moon.

Here's a comparitive pic: Image:Sunset at Grain Elevator 012 Cropped more.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

That's about as big as any object in the sky that isn't the sun or moon is ever going to get.

(You know, unless we have a big asteroid incoming or something, then we've got bigger problems.)

- Coeloptera

A-10 · 08-02-2007, 05:06 PM

That's too bad. I was getting kind of excited.

08-02-2007, 09:37 AM	#1
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,178	Once in our lifetime Once in a life time "FACT". Two moons on 27th August 2007* 27th August; the day the Whole World is waiting for ...... 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 cultivate On Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65 Million miles of 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. Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.

08-02-2007, 12:00 PM	#3
BloodRedStratus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Westerville, Ohio Posts: 210	Well not completely true. The actual event happened in 2003. Mars did not look as large as the moon, but it was the closest it had ever been to the earth. Here is a link to the article from Space.com. The date of the article, August 26, 2003. SPACE.com -- Mars Makes History: Closest to Earth Aug. 27 Last edited by BloodRedStratus; 08-02-2007 at 12:02 PM.

08-02-2007, 12:37 PM	#4
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,178	I received the above this morning from a friend by e-mail Last edited by ArkansasHunter; 08-03-2007 at 09:08 AM.

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08-02-2007, 10:28 AM	#2
Burke Ahh..Cordite. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gun City, Arizona Posts: 448	Finally, a night where my cult and I can sacrifice a.... Umm...nevermind..

08-02-2007, 12:43 PM	#5
BloodRedStratus Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Westerville, Ohio Posts: 210	Yeah it is a pretty common email forward. Someone just changes the date year to year.

08-02-2007, 01:38 PM	#6
Coeloptera Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 994	Yeah, Mars can't ever look as large as the full moon in the sky due to size (comfortably smaller than Earth) and distance. Of course, we never talk about going there like we do Mars because Venus is a seething, roasting, acid-skied hell. Venus, remember, is both larger (just about Earth-sized), closer (about 26 million miles to Mars' 35 million), and more reflective due to the composition of its thick atmosphere. Venus never looks anywhere close to the size of the moon. Here's a comparitive pic: Image:Sunset at Grain Elevator 012 Cropped more.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia That's about as big as any object in the sky that isn't the sun or moon is ever going to get. (You know, unless we have a big asteroid incoming or something, then we've got bigger problems.) - Coeloptera

08-02-2007, 05:06 PM	#7
A-10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 724	That's too bad. I was getting kind of excited.