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This is sweet heres the message...
CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH MARS
> > >
> > > This month and next Earth is catching up with Mars, an encounter
that
>will
> > culminate in the closest approach between the two planets in
> > recordedhistory. The next time Mars may come this close is in
2287.
> > >
> > > Due to the ways Jupiters 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
25.11 arc
> > seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification, Mars will look
as
>large
> > as the full moon to the naked eye.
> > >
> > > Mars will be easy to spot. At the beginning of August Mars will
rise
>in
> > the east at 10 p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m. But 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.
> > >
> > > Mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow
> > progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month. Share
this.
>No
> > one alive today will ever see this again.
> >

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1980 LUV 4x4, going under re-construction...

I looked out my backdoor one night and saw Mars to the Southeast. But getting to the size of the moon! jeez. Should be cool.

yeah i thought this would be realy cool. And i should be out in the mountains doing trail work for the foresty service when mars starts getting bigger!

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1980 LUV 4x4, going under re-construction...

I live on the edge of the Spokane gun club so there aren't many lights around, where Mars is anyway. But I also see Liberty Lake, which gets annoying.