>From: "Nick Zarlinga" <njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com>
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>Subject: NANFA-- Mars; way, way off topic
>Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 07:59:52 -0400
>
>From: BILLG3400_at_aol.com
>To: BILLG3400_at_aol.com
>cc:
>Subject: Mars
>
>
>
>Never again in your (or my) lifetime will the Red Planet be so spectacular.
>This month and next Earth is catching up with Mars, 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. 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 he 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.
>
>So, 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 thi s again.
>
>
>Nick Zarlinga
>Aquarium Biologist
>Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
>216.661.6500 ext 4485
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