Re: Looking for the Red Planet


"Darrell" <spam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Vinnie" <Vinnie@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> MARS SPECTACULAR!
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>>
>> 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.
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> Try alt.urban.legend! This statement is pure Bullsh*t, Mars will appear as
> bright as the full moon, not a big as it. It would have to come much
> closer to appear as large as. I haven't had enough coffee yet to tackle
> the math to show how close it would need to be to appear as large...
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> 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.
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It might be out of date... but it's poorly formatted! :)


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