I heard there will be what appears to be two moons in the sky in the next few weeks. Any idea when?

Answer 1

its not true.
http://www.marsbase.net/m/solarsystem.php
mars is pretty close, but not close enough to look the size of the moon.

Its just not possible.

Answer 2

Beware the Mars Hoax

Earth and Mars are converging for a close encounter--but not as close as some people think.

July 7, 2005: Just when you thought it was safe to read your email....

There's a rumor about Mars going around the internet. Here are some snippets from a widely-circulated email message:

"The Red Planet is about to be spectacular."

"Earth is catching up with Mars [for] the closest approach between the two planets in recorded history."

"On August 27th … Mars will look as large as the full moon."

And finally, "NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN."

Only the first sentence is true. The Red Planet is about to be spectacular. The rest is a hoax.

Here are the facts: Earth and Mars are converging for a close encounter this year on October 30th at 0319 Universal Time. Distance: 69 million kilometers. To the unaided eye, Mars will look like a bright red star, a pinprick of light, certainly not as wide as the full Moon.

Disappointed? Don't be. If Mars did come close enough to rival the Moon, its gravity would alter Earth's orbit and raise terrible tides.

Sixty-nine million km is good. At that distance, Mars shines brighter than anything else in the sky except the Sun, the Moon and Venus. The visual magnitude of Mars on Oct. 30, 2005, will be -2.3. Even inattentive sky watchers will notice it, rising at sundown and soaring overhead at midnight.

You might remember another encounter with Mars, about four years ago, on August 27, 2003. That was the closest in recorded history, by a whisker, and millions of people watched as the distance between Mars and Earth shrunk to 56 million km. This October's encounter, at 69 million km, is similar. To casual observers, Mars will seem about as bright and beautiful in 2005 as it was in 2003.

Although closest approach is still months away, Mars is already conspicuous in the early morning. Before the sun comes up, it's the brightest object in the eastern sky, really eye-catching. If you have a telescope, even a small one, point it at Mars. You can see the bright icy South Polar Cap and strange dark markings on the planet's surface.

Every day the view improves. Mars is coming--and that's no hoax.

10 points pls

Answer 3

This is a HOAX that goes around every August claiming that Mars will be so close to the earth, that it will appear to be the same size as the moon.

From what I've read on several websites about it, you can get this optical illusion by using a telescope with the planet Mars magnified x75 and looking at the moon simultaneously with the naked eye.

Answer 4

this event happened about two weeks ago when the planet mars and our own moon were in the same area of the sky.
though mars appeared to be a little larger than normal it did not out size the moon. they were both on the horizon which makes any planetary body appear larger. keep looking toward the stars, we have no where to go but up.

Answer 5

You heard a lie. Unless a very large object that I'm not aware of is going to pass by the Earth soon.

Answer 6

That is the Mars stroy that always comes out but that is a lie that can never happen. and if it did we would be in trubble.

Answer 7

You heard wrong. Its a hoax that comes around every year or so.
Its completely wrong and completely impossible.

Answer 8

august 27th , Enjoy!! The next will be year 2287!!

Answer 9

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