*+Mars will appear as big as the moon +*
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Don't know how true is this ??
Something very rare, something very exciting is gonna take place this month.
Remember the date:- August 27, 2003.
More from the website herein.
Be sure to mark your calendar and remember to watch!!
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 (Mars) 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 pm and reach its azimuth at about 3 am. But by the end of August when these two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30 am. That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that no human has seen in recorded history.
So don't miss it. Mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter throughout the month.
Share this with your friends, children and grandchildren. No one alive today will ever see this again!!! -
see liao will tio 4D?
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onz lah!!! When we have an outing to see the moon & enjoy the mars, with our baobei hug close by!!!!
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i think will tio moonburn!!!! whahaha!!!!Originally posted by www:see liao will tio 4D? -
no baobei hug simi...?Originally posted by cwill:onz lah!!! When we have an outing to see the moon & enjoy the mars, with our baobei hug close by!!!! -
steady... i organise sentosa at 2am...Originally posted by cwill:i think will tio moonburn!!!! whahaha!!!! -
Can Eat moon cake n watch both e moon n mars??
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hahaha.. now where to find mooncake?Originally posted by progene:Can Eat moon cake n watch both e moon n mars?? -
wan orler mooncakes can find bufpuf..got 40% off
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bring teddy bear along lor!!! whahaha!!!!Originally posted by www:no baobei hug simi...?
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carry on!!! wait really this time see float element~~~EEEEeeeeeee!!!!Originally posted by www:steady... i organise sentosa at 2am...
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i also want to hug bao bei....Originally posted by cwill:bring teddy bear along lor!!! whahaha!!!! -
Originally posted by www:i also want to hug bao bei.... ??? Who's bao bei you wan???
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*still hunting for extra bao bei*Originally posted by cwill: ??? Who's bao bei you wan??? -
I also wan!!!!Originally posted by www:*still hunting for extra bao bei* No baobei got baobao can??? or char siew bao wan??? whahaha!!! -
but mama say dont play with food...Originally posted by cwill:I also wan!!!! No baobei got baobao can??? or char siew bao wan??? whahaha!!! -
and where to find moon?Originally posted by www:hahaha.. now where to find mooncake?
on that day, it will be a new moon so most probably see a crescent. -
...yesterede nite i dream about seeing it....... 
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think tonight can see full moon already...Originally posted by JLennon:and where to find moon?
on that day, it will be a new moon so most probably see a crescent. -
What nonsense tok u? Mars will not be as large as the moon... It will however, be the second most obvious thing in our night sky...
If it was seen as large as the moon, it would be close enough to create hell on earth, flash floods from super tides, super powerful earthquakes and volcanic activity from the gravational pull of the planet. You dun want that to happen man... -
Then papa say must keep for marrage, cannot anyhow use...wait GOD take back!!!Originally posted by www:but mama say dont play with food... -
but must control... else 7 early 8 early spoilt how?Originally posted by cwill:Then papa say must keep for marrage, cannot anyhow use...wait GOD take back!!! -
yesterday i just saw it...not really d size of a moon...juz a small yellow dot next 2 d moon...more like a star 2 mi...Originally posted by dotsg:Don't know how true is this ??
Something very rare, something very exciting is gonna take place this month.
Remember the date:- August 27, 2003.
More from the website herein.
Be sure to mark your calendar and remember to watch!!
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 (Mars) 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 pm and reach its azimuth at about 3 am. But by the end of August when these two planets are closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30 am. That's pretty convenient when it comes to seeing something that no human has seen in recorded history.
So don't miss it. Mark your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars grow progressively brighter throughout the month.
Share this with your friends, children and grandchildren. No one alive today will ever see this again!!! -
i see... so thats Mars. was wondering what that bright dot was. super bright dot actually.Originally posted by ^mm^:yesterday i just saw it...not really d size of a moon...juz a small yellow dot next 2 d moon...more like a star 2 mi...