what is does this mean to us? is this the end or are we about to witness something spectcular?
2006-08-06 15:35:46 · 9 answers · asked by santosh s 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Refer to the following article found on Earth and Sky, August 6, 2006. Nothing out of the ordinary is going on..
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"It's happening again.
For the third time in three years, people are writing to us, amazed and confused about a new email in their inboxes announcing, among other things, that Mars will be closer than ever in recorded history in August 2006.
What's more, the email says, "Mars will look as large as the full moon to the unaided eye."
But, although it contains a grain of truth, this email is a hoax.
Mars will NOT be particularly close to Earth in August 2006.
The email is a rehash from 2003. Though based in a true event from that year, it was wildly exaggerated the first time it circulated.
In August of 2003, Mars came minutely closer to Earth than it had in recorded history. Then it appeared as a blazing red "star" in our night sky. But Mars did not - never has and never will - appear as large as the full moon. As seen from Earth, the only object that appears as big as the full moon in our night skies is the full moon itself. See the Earth & Sky article Can Mars appear as large as the moon?
Mars comes close to Earth about every two years, whenever Earth passes between Mars and the sun. Every 15 years, Mars comes particularly close. That's what was happening in 2003.
I've seen a couple of these very close approaches of Mars over my career as a skywatcher. They are impressive and beautiful. For a month or so, Mars blazes very bright. But the size of a full moon? Never.
So what's happening with Mars this year? Nothing at all.
For most of 2006, Mars is on the far side of the sun from us. Throughout late July and August 2006, Mars is about as inconspicuous as it can get. It's low in the west after sunset. By September 2006 - as Earth continues to outrace Mars in orbit - our faster motion in orbit will bring the sun between us and Mars. Then Mars won't be visible at all. It'll be crossing the sky with the sun during the day.
When we next see Mars, around the end of 2006, it'll be in the east before dawn. For several months it'll be as inconspicuous in the east before dawn as it now in the west after sunset.
But Earth will still be racing along in orbit, in contrast to Mars' slower speed. We'll catch up to Mars again, and pass between it and the sun in December of 2007.
That's when Mars will appear bright in our sky again!"
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Best Wishes!
2006-08-06 15:43:43 · answer #1 · answered by Specious λ Neurotica 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, it's not true, it's an hoax, I got it by e-mail, and it has being around since 2003, so it's not true. this is what it said on an internet page: MARS HOAX: A bogus email is going around the Internet. It claims that Mars will be historically close to Earth on August 27, 2006--so close that Mars will look as large as the full Moon. This is not true. Here are the facts: On August 27th, Mars will be on the other side of the solar system, about 385 million kilometers from Earth. The red planet will look tiny and dim, nothing like a full Moon.
2016-03-27 01:41:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, back in 1980, all 9 of the planets lined up...it was the coolest thing I had ever seen. People were swearing that the world was going to end during that time. Just because there is something different occuring it does not mean that the world is going to end.
If it does, there isn't a darn thing you can do about it, so don't worry about it.
2006-08-06 15:43:45 · answer #3 · answered by HappyCat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, it's the end Jethro. Squat down and put your head between your legs and kiss your *** goodbye. The end of good old terra ferma. Know what I mean, Vern?
2006-08-06 15:41:34 · answer #4 · answered by Tom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 2003 Mars pass closer. I will prepare my telescope.
2006-08-06 15:41:02 · answer #5 · answered by Lost. at. Sea. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In this case, 'close' is about 40 million miles.
2006-08-06 16:18:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's the end. Do Panic.
2006-08-06 15:53:01 · answer #7 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pssst,....hey buddy shhhhh, don't tell anybody.....the Martians are about to attack........make your tin foil helmet now.
2006-08-06 16:07:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm dude u need to get la*d, its just something cool to look at, why dont you research on it and you will see go to space.com.
2006-08-06 15:40:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋