Right, now I have your attention:
It occurs to me that the 27th is the date of the lunar eclipse. What's the money that, the day after, we're flooded with "I told you so" from those people who read the false email, and insist that it's Mars thay saw because it's RED?
Prepare to be annoyed.
2007-07-31 14:00:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
what an annoying email.
my mom, dad and mother in law both sent me that email. i just shook my head
2007-07-31 15:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh. There will be annoyance. That is for sure.
For us, not a big problem because Mars will be visible. But try to convince those who have been promised Mars as big as the Moon.
Might as well try to convince them that their horoscope is wrong.
From where I am, mid-eclipse occurs at Moonset on the 28th (morning twilight) while Mars is still South East, very high (in Taurus), still far from opposition -- otherwise it would be very close to the eclipsed Moon.
2007-07-31 15:09:24 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great catch.
That explains all those completely idiotic questions a while ago about "Mars will the size of the moon and visible" business. I have to admit, I could NOT figure out where people were getting their bogus information. Now I get it.
2007-07-31 14:49:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I see your point! But if that big red thing is Mars, where's the Moon?
Fortunately most people aren't going to stay up late enough to see the eclipse:
http://www.starrynight.com/sntimes/2007/08/#art1
2007-07-31 14:06:11 · answer #4 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i saw that email.
amazing at first
but now that you mentioned
it probably is the lunar eclipse.
2007-07-31 14:17:55 · answer #5 · answered by rhcp rules 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats funny. True. But funny
2007-07-31 14:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by comethunter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋