[Sandara-Park] [SandaraPark_Forever] [Fwd: Planet Mars]

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> > > Starting in August, Mars will look as large as the
> > full moon to the
> > > naked eye.
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> > > 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.
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> > > At the beginning of August it will rise in the
> > east at 10p.m. and reach
> > > its azimuth at about 3 a.m.
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> > > By the end of August when Earth and Mars are
> > closest, Mars will rise at
> > > nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky
> > at 12:30a.m.
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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.
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> > > 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.
> > And
> > > be sure to watch the sky on August 27th. It will
> > look like the Earth has
> > > two moons!
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> > > The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
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> > > 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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> > > Share this with your children and grandchildren.
> > NO ONE ALIVE TODAY
> > > WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN.
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Best regards.

Evelyn
emausisa@fapi.com.ph
2005-08-03

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