This is a mail I've just received... Thought it would be very nice to have a bottle of wine in the meadows with a few nice ppl under this...Who is in?
27th of August the whole world is waiting for...
Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This will cultivate on 27th of Aug when Mars comes within 34.65m miles off earth. Be sure to watch the sky on 27th Aug at 12:30am. It will look like the world has two moons.
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Share this with all your friends as no one alive today will ever see it again!
TWO MOONS on 27th August - ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
TWO MOONS on 27th August - ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
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Cheers!
Taskin
Taskin
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Re: TWO MOONS on 27th August - ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
It's tempting to go somewhere darker with my telescope. Would involve a car though as it is much to big and delicate to go on a bus....
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Re: TWO MOONS on 27th August - ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
wud be great if we cud manage!!!
but i dont have a car (or a driving license, actually:)
anybody?
but i dont have a car (or a driving license, actually:)
anybody?
Cheers!
Taskin
Taskin
Re: TWO MOONS on 27th August - ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
sounds cooool!
but in scotland...see the stars...the moon...the double moon...
sounds an extraordinary dream...
I'm not pessimistic at all, let's do it!
X
but in scotland...see the stars...the moon...the double moon...
sounds an extraordinary dream...
I'm not pessimistic at all, let's do it!
X
"If I can't dance I don't wanna be part of your revolution" Emma Goldman
Re: TWO MOONS on 27th August - ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
sounds cool. char has a hooge kick-ass telescope, though car logistics could make things hard.
hey, if you don't like it, post on the BB (so you can ask about participating for better) | MilkMiruku
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Re: TWO MOONS on 27th August - ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
This is actually not going to happen. I looked at star charts and there is no way it's even good to view Mars right now. Last time Mars was good to see was April, and that wasn't a close approach. I think the most likely source of these e-mails etc is back from 2003 when there was really good viewing of Mars (I went down to Devon to view it from a farm on a hill). I think that some people didn't bother to include the year on the original e-mails that were sent around in 2003, so people have got confused and circulated them again. Jupiter is nice to see atm, but nothing overly special.
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Re: TWO MOONS on 27th August - ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE
oops...that s quite embarrassing now
thx for warning though, charlotte!
thx for warning though, charlotte!
Cheers!
Taskin
Taskin