August 27th, Mars Puts On A Show

Planet Mars is coming closer to the Earth and will be the brightest planet in our night sky this month.

Planet Mars will maximize the look of it's size from Earth on August 27th, when Mars comes within only 34.65 Miles of Earth!

Be sure to watch the sky on August 27th, at 12:30 AM. It will almost look like the Earth has two Moons.

The next time Mars will come this close to the Earth is supposably in the year 2,287! So See it now because it won't happen again for over a thousand years!

Also, there will be a TOTAL Lunar Eclipse on August 28th, 2007.

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
Planet Mars is coming closer to the Earth and will be the brightest planet in our night sky this month.

Planet Mars will maximize the look of it's size from Earth on August 27th, when Mars comes within only 34.65 Miles of Earth!

Be sure to watch the sky on August 27th, at 12:30 AM. It will almost look like the Earth has two Moons.

The next time Mars will come this close to the Earth is supposably in the year 2,287! So See it now because it won't happen again for over a thousand years!

Also, there will be a TOTAL Lunar Eclipse on August 28th, 2007.

Bullshit?

Sounds cool, though I've been seeing Mars, Jupiter, Saturn along with Venus as usual. I always see Venus, but the others are quite bright now...pretty cool!

Originally posted by debbiejo
Sounds cool, though I've been seeing Mars, Jupiter, Saturn along with Venus as usual. I always see Venus, but the others are quite bright now...pretty cool!

There's a "Uranus" joke somewhere in there...

No there's not... 😒

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
34.65 Miles of Earth!

34 miles? so we're all gonna die?

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
Be sure to watch the sky on August 27th, at 12:30 AM. It will almost look like the Earth has two Moons.

not at 12:25 and if you wait till 12:35 you're shit out of luck

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
The next time Mars will come this close to the Earth is supposably in the year 2,287! So See it now because it won't happen again for over a thousand years!

no, sorry but 2,287 minus 2,008 does not equal a thousand

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
Also, there will be a TOTAL Lunar Eclipse on August 28th, 2007.

yeah, ill keep a lookout. while im doing that, get off the internet.

Watch the Sky!

Never again in your lifetime will the Red Planet be so spectacular! This month and next month the 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 the 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. 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 grows progressively brighter and brighter throughout the month. Share with your children and grandchildren.

lol. Sorry guys. I was in a rush when I posted the first post. It's not the first time I've f-cked up. And it won't be the last.

Either it's true or it's not true. Guess only one way to find out.

NuclearWinter, please?

lol. Please nothin. I'll be watchin the sky that night anyways. Just in case.

See you people have to understand. This thread was spur of the moment. Anyone who judges any of my other threads by using this one in comparison, is not someone who I would ever post for anyways.

In this particular case, I was either fooled, or misguided. Not the case with my other threads, in which I have put years into researching.

Again, those who don't know the difference, can stay that way till they die. That is, if they choose to do so.

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
Either it's true or it's not true. Guess only one way to find out.

Nietzsche? Confucious? Tolstoy?

Besides, if George Bush can lead us all into the worst situation in history, and put our forces smack dab in the middle of Arabia, and then say "ooops" afterwards, and get away with it, lol...all those who judge me on a simple mistake such as this...can kiss my ass...tenfold.

"...lead us all into the worst situation in history..."

Outright dumb...

Using the 'Bush-Card' won't save you here; your post, from what it seems is based on a hoax, no amount of blame-shifting will help it. Eat your humble pie like a man.

Originally posted by Robtard
"...lead us all into the worst situation in history..."

Outright dumb...

Using the 'Bush-Card' won't save you here; your post, from what it seems is based on a hoax, no amount of blame-shifting will help it. Eat your humble pie like a man.

Not that I would ever give you that much entertainment for the sake of your own ego.

By the way. Better hope I don't ever catch you making a mistake on this board. Cuz I'd be glad to give you back your own karma.

Guess what, I'm gonna use the "Jesus" card now...

"Let he who is without Sin cast the first stone."

you're worse than bush

evildoer

why do you hate freedom?

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
Well aside from admitting it was possibly a mistake on my part, and that I may have been misguided, I don't think I'll be "eating any humble pie" anytime soon there brother.

Not that I would ever give you that much entertainment for the sake of your own ego.

By the way. Better hope I don't ever catch you making a mistake on this board. Cuz I'd be glad to give you back your own karma.

Guess what, I'm gonna use the "Jesus" card now...

"Let he who is without Sin cast the first stone."

Monkey, the "humble pie" was towards your "Bush did this so..." rant, not your possible error/admission, durr.

How does anything in this thread have to do with my ego, or with me? Durr.

I'm shaking in my pants... but, before I post something as fact, I typically take the time to do a little research, so I won't post some bullshit and have someone show me for the fool. Which I would expect/deserve, if that were the case. Durr.

Save that little number for later, like I said above, my post was directed act your shift-ploy, not the error.

Besides, that quote is somewhat silly, because not all sins are equal, i.e. an adulterer should have the justification to call a murderer a murderer. Durr.

Originally posted by NuclearWinter
lol. Please nothin. I'll be watchin the sky that night anyways. Just in case.

Please.

Well I'll be watching since I'm into Astronomy a bit.....Though I can't imagine Mars like that.