NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN!
This is one for our generation for it has never been watched at this
closeness. I can imagine what early man must of thought 5000 or
so years ago when he looked up and watched this event that we
will watch. This should be a recorded event to pass on generation
to generation for it will be, are you ready for this, assuming a 70 year
life expectancy, your great, great, great, great, great, great, great,
great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great,
great,
great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great,
great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great,
great,
great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great,
great,
great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great,
great,
great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great,
great,
great, great, great, great, great grandchildren will see possibly.
This could very well be a great school project for all levels of
education.
"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.
The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within
34,649,589 miles on 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.
By August 27th, 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 10:00 PM, and reach its azimuth at about 3 AM. 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 12:20 AM.
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 and brighter throughout the month.
NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN!
THANKS AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
Mike Wood
Also looking for a few affilitates should anyone be interested,
sewnovels@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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