Did anyone get to see Mars on Aug. 29th? I never got to :[
2007-08-31 15:39:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The Mars event is a hoax which was suppose to have taken place on Aug. 27th. Check out this website that further explains:
http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp
However, on Aug. 28th, there was a full lunar eclipse that took place.
2007-08-31 15:43:57 · answer #1 · answered by Çåŗőľîņẫ§ħŷġĭ®ł 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mars is visible as an extra star in the constellation Taurus now, very late at night. It just looks like a regular star. The idea that it could ever look as big as the Moon is just wrong. The story that it would this August is just a distorted repetition of news reports about the close approach Mars made on August 27, 2003. Even then it just looked like a bright star.
2007-08-31 15:58:10 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mars is visible in the sky for more than half the year - the only time its not visible when its orbit makes it appear to be close to or behind the sun (from our perspective).
Mars is one of the planets known and observed by the ancient Greeks and Romans, so its visible to the naked eye to us (if we bother to look up at night).
Right now, Mars rises in the east around local midnight - its a bright reddish star that doesn't twinkle (and it rises every night, not just one night).
By December it will be its brightest (it will be at opposition) and will be visible a few hours after sunset for most of the night (just like Jupiter is right now and has been for a few months).
So you can go out any night and see Mars.
2007-08-31 15:53:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Planets are visible in the sky year round, right now Jupiter is visible very low in the western sky in the early evening, shortly to disappear to return next year.
Also in the sky right now are Uranus, Neptune low in the southern sky after dark, with Mars very low in the east after midnight. Most of these will be visible for most of this year and after a short period when they are too close to the sun, will reappear next year.
Even old Pluto is in the sky right now, northwest of Sagittarius, but don't bother looking for it, it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye.
Even with a big Telescope you have to make several observations to detect it's motion in relation to the stars to be able to identify it.
So, seeing a planet is a routine daily occurence, not a special event. Our solar system neighbours are with us all the time.
Adolph
2007-08-31 23:04:53 · answer #4 · answered by Adolph K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why dont you just google MARS then you can see what mars looks like. There u go, u dont have to wait to see a little red dot in the sky.
2007-08-31 15:42:02 · answer #5 · answered by the s0urce 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can still see it. It was just slightly brighter that night. You wouldn't notice a difference.
2007-08-31 15:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋