Night Sky

Late August will be a great time for a night expedition. Chub I wonder how this will effect fishing.

WE WILL NEVER SEE THIS AGAIN IN OUR LIFETIME MARS

 
 

 
 
 
...nor will the people of the next 50-to-1,000 Life Times!
Mars
 
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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...

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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

I don't know how it will affect fishing, but thanks for this awesome heads up.  A night paddle would be cool.

 
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/050819_mars_guide.html

This already happened.  Mars is on its way away from us now.


 

Troy
20" Obsession #1141

Sorry Guys, I'm pretty sure this is a hoax. Same thing last year and got me all worked up. Tken I had yo deal with everyone giving me a "whats up" when it didn't happen.

http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp

When in doubt, snopes has the answer. 

My bad I guess this was in 2003