Two moons on 27th August 2007*
*27th August; the day the Whole World is waiting for!
Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August 27.
It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will be
at it's height on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65 Million miles
of earth.
Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the
earth has 2 moons.
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it
again.
2007-08-20 09:16:28 · 19 answers · asked by batgirl2good 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Phooey! I had no clue; I love astronomy and wanted to see it.
Thanks for your answers.
2007-08-20 10:29:47 · update #1
By 1230 am I see two or three moons anyway.
AEN
2007-08-20 09:28:50 · answer #1 · answered by Grendel's Father 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is information from 2003, and it wasn't totally accurate then...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mars-earth-close.html
QUOTE:
An email that has circulated during July and August for several years is again hitting inboxes in 2007. The message informs recipients that the planet Mars will be passing very close to Earth in August. While this information was valid back in 2003, it is totally inaccurate for 2007.
The year is not specifically mentioned in the message and a great many recipients therefore assume that the message refers to August, 2007. Another version of the message is circulating via SMS. Virtually identical (and equally misleading) messages were circulating back in July and August 2005 and again in July and August 2006. The events outlined in the message were more or less true back in 2003 although they were a little hyped even then. According to NASA, on August 27, 2003, Earth and Mars were the closest they have been for around 60,000 years. Mars was indeed a spectacular site in the night sky during several months of 2003.
2007-08-20 09:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by Nandina (Bunny Slipper Goddess) 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to say...It's a hoax !! 'Someone' took 10 year old stuff about Mars close to the earth; then added in the full moon of late August and it spread like wildfire.
Maranantha
2007-08-20 09:23:27 · answer #3 · answered by Bill S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard this for the past two years, and Mars has not been that close. I believe that e-mail has been spreading around again, as it was last year, but the occurrence actually happened back in 2004-2005. Sorry to burst your bubble; I could be wrong.
2007-08-20 09:20:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yeah but I think its a bunch of BS perhaps the planet may seem larger than normal but I dont buy the whole its suddenly going to show up and look like a full moon.
2007-08-20 09:20:38 · answer #5 · answered by Indiana Raven 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
These types of things tend to be happening a lot lately...
wow, now that I look at the other answers, it seems that this section has a lot of people with very little faith that won't believe anything...
2007-08-20 09:20:38 · answer #6 · answered by Nijg 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an internet myth. Mars WILL appear to be very bright, but "as big as the moon" is nonsense.
2007-08-20 09:21:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's a scam. It comes up every year this time.
Don't take my word for it:
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/hsblog/2007/08/two-moons-on-august-27-i-dont-think-so.html
2007-08-20 09:21:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
see http://www.universetoday.com/2007/07/25/will-the-mars-look-as-big-as-the-moon-on-august-27-nope/
Nope!
Don't believe everything that comes in the email...
2007-08-20 09:40:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not true. The rumor was started by Christians who were predicting The Rapture.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/errata/a/two-moons.htm
2007-08-20 09:19:38 · answer #10 · answered by S K 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋