I saw the (moon or mars?? ) just a few minutes a go, and it was really brownish/red and it wasnt above me but at a straight eye angle. was it the moon or mars?? pls help!
2007-02-09 08:27:24 · 11 answers · asked by saifali_1993 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I heard that two days ago Mars came within the orbit of the moon and then went back to its regular martian location. Perhaps you caught it checking out the Earth - just don't touch baby...
2007-02-10 19:19:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to confuse the moon for Mars.
The moon is large and a very obvious object in the night sky, while Mars is just a bright dot like any of the other stars in the sky.
2007-02-09 11:05:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the moon. Sometimes the moon does appear to retain a reddish hue, and looks a bit like the red planet. But mars is always far enough away so you can't mistake it for the moon.
2007-02-09 10:02:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is impossible to mistake Mars for the Moon. The moon does appear as a disk (at least when it is full) half a degree wide.
Mars would only appear as a large star, essentially a single dot.
2007-02-09 08:33:18 · answer #4 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Moon. Mars would look like a star.
2007-02-09 08:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by kenneth h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brownish red that sounds like mars. But it might have been the moon since it wasnt smalll. or was it? anyway most likely mars.
2007-02-09 08:55:58 · answer #6 · answered by natsume_01_i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it was a little bright reddish star looking point of light it was Mars. If was the size of you thumb extended out to arms length it was the Moon.
2007-02-09 08:33:47 · answer #7 · answered by Lew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
umm im pretty sure it would be the moon cuz mars is way too far away to be mistaken for the moon.... i mean mars is just barely visible by the naked eye at select times during the year i dought its what you were looking at.. but idk i didnt see it...
2007-02-09 08:31:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the moon looks way bigger then mars
mars looks like a star from earth
2007-02-09 08:31:57 · answer #9 · answered by Mike H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it was most definetly MARS.... u r a genious
2007-02-09 08:31:06 · answer #10 · answered by CosmicLove 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋