that you will be able to see Mars with the naked eye as bright as the moon at 12:30 A.M on August 27th? Ive been getting emails about this but i dont know if its true
2006-08-03 07:54:17 · 9 answers · asked by SJ9867 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
If you just got that e-mail recently, it is sadly out of date (not to mention highly exaggerated). I suppose the Nigerian man who sent the e-mail offered you $28 million as well as Mars and the moon. (giggles)
This month of August, 2006, you will not see Mars at all unless you happen to be in the Southern Hemisphere and you know exactly where to look. It does not "rise after 10 p.m." this month, it is not bright, and of course it will not even remotely resemble the full moon.
Mars is rapidly moving into the evening twilight this month, such that it can no longer been seen in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern, it manages to stay just far enough above the horizon that you might be able to glimpse it an hour after sundown from places like Rio and Sydney early in the month, but even there it fades as August wears on.
The next time you can hope to catch Mars at its best will be around Christmastime, 2007. Please deposit the $28 million to my account!
Anne Marie
2006-08-03 09:03:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No. It may be bright, but not as bright as the moon. In order for Mars to be as large and bright as the moon it would have to get so close to the earth that we would probably be pulled into it's gravity field and the two planets would collide.
Really, there are times where Mars and Venus are completely visible to the naked eye. They show up like really bright stars close to the moon. Probably the brightest stars in the sky when you are in the right location.
You could check your local newspaper listings to see if you will be able to see these planets in your local newspaper, they usually talk about it in there, and give times when it will be the most visible.
If an e-mail is circulating about anything and it does not give specifics to an actual event (date, time, and place in this case) then it is probably not valid.
2006-08-03 08:05:47 · answer #2 · answered by princessin_bluejeans 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a close approach of Mars in 2003 on August 27th. There was another close approach in 2005, but not on August 27th.
At no time will Mars be as bright as the Moon, or as large. If it was, something is terribly, terribly wrong!
2006-08-03 08:04:36 · answer #3 · answered by Zhimbo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell these people that are sending you e-mails that they should give up the crack. Mars will only appear as a very bright star in the sky. Go to wikipedia and see the distance of Mars, and the moon from Earth. Pass this along to other people
2006-08-03 08:03:52 · answer #4 · answered by ostrom57 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! This has gone around a couple of times now. Go here for the lowdown on that hoax. This is from NASA.gov headlines from July 7. It's amazing how long a life those hoaxes have.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/07jul_marshoax.htm
And another from snopes.com - this is a good place to check if you think something may be a hoax. Note that this one is for 2006 - but the same applies for 2007.
http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp
2006-08-03 07:58:04 · answer #5 · answered by Rockmeister B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to this website it should be helpful.
http://www.herald-democrat.com/articles/2006/07/18/good_morning/good12.txt
This is not true!!
2006-08-03 08:01:25 · answer #6 · answered by legalbambino 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT WILL A SIGHT TO BE SEEN
MARS WILL NOT BE THIS VISIBLE AGAIN FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER CENTURY
BE SURE AND WATCH IT YOUR GREAT GRAND CHILDERN WILL BE THE NEXT ONES TO SEE THIS SIGHT
2006-08-03 08:01:29 · answer #7 · answered by Master Baker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know.
2006-08-03 07:58:41 · answer #8 · answered by lin-z 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no no no!!
2006-08-03 08:07:02 · answer #9 · answered by SLICK4YOU 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋