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21.08.03, 21:31
Dla tych co chca zobaczyc mars golym okiem w dniu 27 sierpnia, 2003 torche informacji.
MARK AUGUST 27th ON YOUR CALENDAR
MARS WILL APPEAR AS BIG AS THE MOON!
FIRST TIME IN AT LEAST 5,000 YEARS!
Never again in your 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.
On August 27, Mars will come 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 with your friends, children and grandchildren.
No one alive today will ever see this again!
