...is that true?
2007-08-27 04:15:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
No, but there will be a lunar eclipse, tonight, that will make the full moon appear reddish for a while.
But no Mars.
2007-08-27 04:23:12 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Then you are the latest victim of the mars/moon email hoax.
It originated in 2003 when Mars really did come close to earth. To the naked eye it still appeared to be just another star, however for astronomers with telescopes this was an exciting view of mars.
The email has eliminated the part about the telescope, and the year.
I believe we will pass Mars again in december if you want a good view.
However, look for the Lunar Eclipse tonight.
2007-08-27 11:23:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, of course it isn't true. Mars is going to look maybe a little brighter than it usually is but there will still be no discernable circle as seen by the naked eye. If it were to get so close that it looked just as large as the Moon does, both it and us would get pushed around gravitationally and it would have a huge effect on the dynamics of the Solar System. Changes of this magnitude have not happened for billions of years in our Solar System and they aren't going to suddenly happen now.
2007-08-27 11:24:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Though I think this would look really cool, unfortunately, it is not true.
The thing is there was some truth sprinkled throughout the original e-mail back in 2003, but it was written in a way to where it could be easily misread. Mars did make it's closest approach to Earth in about 60,000 years, so it would look bigger, but Mars to the naked eye would still appear to be a star in the sky.
2007-08-27 12:06:47 · answer #4 · answered by Gregory Strike 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your avatar picture amuses us greatly, and seems a propo seeing that you've demonstrated that they made a monkey out of you with the "two moons" hoax. It's complete rubbish. You will see absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. Just the one, very ordinary, full moon that we see every 29 1/2 days.
(Just so that you don't leave feeling that you're a complete chimp ... er ... I mean, chump ... there IS a real total eclipse of the moon tonight, which you can see if you're in the Americas, Australia or east Asia. It's shortly before sunrise for people in the Western Hemisphere.)
2007-08-27 11:29:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anne Marie 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This legend had floated around the Internet every August for the last several years. It never was true and isn't true this year. It started with an astronomer being misquoted in about 2003 and won't go away.
2007-08-27 11:29:05 · answer #6 · answered by Joan H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK Guys/Gals..
I don't know about you but My fingers are down to the bone from answering this question, which is all over the place and all you have to do is look to get an answer, for the 259th time.
I'm gonna pack it up, no more answering two-moon questions.
Adolph
2007-08-27 11:49:52 · answer #7 · answered by Adolph K 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I can't wait until tomorrow, because then I won't have to come onto YA, click on the Astronomy section, and stare at 45 questions asking the SAME EXACT THING, because apparently nobody knows how to work the search button on here.
2007-08-27 11:31:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
So fake! I got the email that said that and I belived it! I stayed up till 12:30! I so mad!
2007-08-28 13:31:50 · answer #9 · answered by Sanya Pandit 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. This myth just never dies, does it.... Round 'n round we go - guess when something gets on the 'net, it takes on a life of its own -
2007-08-27 11:24:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋