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> Von: "Nick Zarlinga" <njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com>
> Antworten an: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Datum: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 07:59:52 -0400
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> Cc: "Rick Segedi (E-mail)" <ricknute_at_mindspring.com>, "Dan Moreno (E-mail)"
> <maryjmoreno_at_aol.com>, "'Jeff Riebe'" <jar at clevelandmetroparks.com>, "'Chris
> Bonar'" <cjb_at_clevelandmetroparks.com>, "'Mark Rehling'"
> <mjr_at_clevelandmetroparks.com>, "Kathy Duffy (home) (E-mail)"
> <glassfrog04_at_hotmail.com>, "Lisa Englander (E-mail)" <LisaE at ameritech.net>,
> "Scott Parish (E-mail)" <parishzk1_at_aol.com>
> Betreff: NANFA-- Mars; way, way off topic
>
> 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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