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> > Interesting Info - Astronomy > > >This month 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. 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 this again.
> > Interesting Info - Astronomy > > >This month 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. 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 this again.