Re: [4c-math94] Fwd: Watch for Mars

[David Quitoriano]

No it's not a hoax. but this is as close we will be to the dark side ;) very funny, bri! very funny :)) bobby villanueva wrote: whoa!  you mean its a hoax?!!  really?   seems nothing gets by you brian! ogrefoot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: will it look like this? On 7/5/05, bobby villanueva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >  > >  > > > 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 of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest > object in the night sky. It will atta! in 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 it will rise in the east at > 10p.m. 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 12:30a.m. 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. > > Share this with your children and grandchildren. NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL > EVER SEE THIS AGAIN > > > >  ________________________________ > Yahoo! Sports >  Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football > >  Ask our other classmates to subscribe, tell them to send an email to: >  [EMAIL PROTECTED] >  >  [img]http://www.danasoft.com/sig/go0dspeed.jpg[/img] >  >  > >  >  >  ________________________________ >  YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS >  >  >  Visit your group "4c-math94" on the web. >   >  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >  [EMAIL PROTECTED] >   >  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. >  >  ________________________________ >  > > Ask our other classmates to subscribe, tell them to send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [img]http://www.danasoft.com/sig/go0dspeed.jpg[/img] Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football Ask our other classmates to subscribe, tell them to send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [img]http://www.danasoft.com/sig/go0dspeed.jpg[/img] -- ______________________________________________________ David Q. Quitoriano http://www.trevoca.com Spread the FIRE now! http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=user/register&r=18155 This Email message and its attachments, if any, may be confidential and/or proprietary and is intended solely for the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, reproduction, dissemination or distribution of this Email message is prohibited. Unless otherwise specifically stated opinions and views expressed in this Email message and its attachments, if any, are those of the sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Relational Systems (http://www.relasys.net) and its affiliate companies. Ask our other classmates to subscribe, tell them to send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [img]http://www.danasoft.com/sig/go0dspeed.jpg[/img] YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "4c-math94" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.