Sorry to disappoint - but I suggest you guys read this http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mars-earth-close.html Think how disappointed I am - 27th is my birthday.
Cheers, Orion On 14/08/05, R.Natraj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > mars > > > > > > 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 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 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 > > > > > > > Plans Are Nothing, Action is Everything > > ________________________________ > Check out Yahoo! India Rakhi Special for Rakhi shopping, contests and lots > more. > http://in.promos.yahoo.com/rakhi/index.html > > > > Plans are Nothing, Actions are Everything > > ________________________________ > Check out Yahoo! India Rakhi Special for Rakhi shopping, contests and lots > more. > http://in.promos.yahoo.com/rakhi/index.html > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Technical support Computer security Computer technical support > Computer training Free computer technical support > > ________________________________ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "tech4all" 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. > > ________________________________ > > > -- http://orionrobots.co.uk - Build Robots Online Castle Building RPG - http://www.darkthrone.com/recruit.dt?uid=V30311I30328J30379X30379E30260X30277 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hj8uilh/M=362329.6886308.7839368.1510227/D=groups/S=1705115386:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1124101100/A=2894321/R=0/SIG=11dvsfulr/*http://youthnoise.com/page.php?page_id=1992 ">Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back!</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tech4all/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
