Is it true that it may be possible to see Mars with the "naked eye" sometime this month?Will you really be able to see Mars so close that it will appear to be about the size of the moon?
2006-08-10 10:11:26 · 7 answers · asked by BetterThanYou 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No that is a hoax thats been around a while (you can see mars, but it is not that size of the moon - more like a star).
2006-08-10 10:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by Rjmail 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the worst possible time to try to see Mars. It is as far away as it can get on the other side of the sun. It is also lost in the glare from the sun.
2006-08-10 17:16:53 · answer #2 · answered by Mai Tai Mike 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Mars is on the other side of the Sun this month and not visible from Earth at all.
2006-08-10 17:23:07 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mars is always visible to the naked eye when in the night sky.
Mars never looks any bigger than a bright red star.
Please go learn some astronomy and don't listen to ignorant garbage, thus sucking the ignorance into yourself.
2006-08-10 17:26:56 · answer #4 · answered by nick s 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it's not true.
Mars passed close to the earth in August of 2003. This happens about once every 5,000 years, but the same rumour goes around every year.
2006-08-10 17:16:56 · answer #5 · answered by batmantis1999 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was true in August 2003, not now. Check out www.snopes.com for more details.
2006-08-10 17:17:48 · answer #6 · answered by EPnTX 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is and and it will happen in august 27... 12:30 am and no one alive today will see it again...
2006-08-10 19:35:50 · answer #7 · answered by zylon 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋