no turbo Member 206 Member For: 19y 4m 17d Posted 02/08/06 10:39 AM Share Posted 02/08/06 10:39 AM As copyed from an email I received: A pretty amazing time to be alive in history.....Mars is coming! The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in 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 before it happens again. The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth 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 it will rise in the east at 10p.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 12:30a.m. That's pretty convenient to see something that no human being 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 with your children and grandchildren. NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/27408-mars-in-august/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
-carty nutter Member 1,966 Member For: 21y 3m 7d Location: Wagga Wagga Posted 02/08/06 11:06 AM Share Posted 02/08/06 11:06 AM I have no idea what you just said.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/27408-mars-in-august/#findComment-416029 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 21y 1m 29d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 02/08/06 11:08 AM Share Posted 02/08/06 11:08 AM I seem to remember this email comes up every year.Mars will never be that big Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/27408-mars-in-august/#findComment-416030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniken I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it Donating Members 4,316 Member For: 22y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, south west Posted 02/08/06 11:08 AM Share Posted 02/08/06 11:08 AM Didn't this happen last year? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/27408-mars-in-august/#findComment-416031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aniken I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it Donating Members 4,316 Member For: 22y 3m 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney, south west Posted 02/08/06 11:10 AM Share Posted 02/08/06 11:10 AM ZAP_F6 said: I seem to remember this email comes up every year.Mars will never be that big← I seem to recall Mars was very bright last year, probably as bright as a full moon, but definitely not as big as a full moon. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/27408-mars-in-august/#findComment-416033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian6T T.P.I.S. Donating Members 2,578 Member For: 20y 4m 9d Gender: Male Location: SoR, WA Posted 02/08/06 11:12 AM Share Posted 02/08/06 11:12 AM Its all fake. I had it today.Do a search for URBAN LEGEND MARS EMAIL in google and you'll see. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/27408-mars-in-august/#findComment-416035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 4m 29d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 02/08/06 11:32 AM Share Posted 02/08/06 11:32 AM http://www.snopes.com Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/27408-mars-in-august/#findComment-416045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 9m 5d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 02/08/06 11:55 AM Share Posted 02/08/06 11:55 AM OnYA Dags, the forums ,very own Myth Buster Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/27408-mars-in-august/#findComment-416051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 02/08/06 08:58 PM Share Posted 02/08/06 08:58 PM Bloody Expensive Daewoo drivers would believe anything! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/27408-mars-in-august/#findComment-416100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
245T Member 125 Member For: 19y 15d Location: The Monaro Posted 02/08/06 09:23 PM Share Posted 02/08/06 09:23 PM thanks I was dreading getting up in the middle of the night in a -4 temp. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/27408-mars-in-august/#findComment-416104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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