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Tonight I'll be 39 Miles from Mars


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The orbits are lineing up just right that Mars will look to be the size of the Moon tonight.

It's suppose to happen at 12:30 tonight, (Mountain Time)

Mars will be 39 metric miles away.

The next time this is going to happen is 2287

Check it out if you're up.

I'm pullin out the tripod and I'm going to take some time laps photos. I'll throw em up here if any wants to see 'em.


Adam
 


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please do...and elaberate by 37 miles away... that's cool and interesting
 
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Please post the pics, that'll be around 2 am here and I gotta be asleep then.
 
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Actually guys that is a hoax that was started in 2003. I just heard it on our local news tonight i didn't know anything about it but they said mars is not going to be any closer than usual.
 

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And it NEVER -- let me repeat that -- NEVER NEVER NEVER NEVER in 5 billion years will EVER appear as big as the moon from Earth.

This should be the first clue it's bullpoop. Assuming one actually looks at the night sky once in a while. The only extraterrestrial object in the universe that appears as big as the moon from Earth is the Sun. By a lot.

And there is no such thing as a "metric mile." WTF? Someone forgot their meds?
 
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I'm just spitting back up what my teachers told me... I'll still be out there tonight anyways. I'll still try to get some sweet shots of what ever, and I'll be in the dark room all day tomorrow.

I've learned never to expect the norm, and tonight i was hopeing for something different. We'll see.

And even if it [truely] is a hoax, well then they did a damn good job cause it's gotten a lot of news coverage in my neck of the world.




Adam


PS. Even if it is a hoax, it's at least a good reason to curl up with yer lady friend in the back of yer truck.
 
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no, let him take his pics, it might give a good laugh
 
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Lunar Eclipse, Best seen on the West coast! Supposed to be a great sight if you are out in that area. 39 metric miles away, think the world would all end. I'd look for better teachers or pay more attention in class. If it ever appeared as big as the moon, you'd have about 1.2 seconds to kiss your ass good by!
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I think I will just wait until the next time it happens to check it out. I may be in a wheelchair by then and have nothing better to do.....:icon_rofl:

By all means man if you see something worth taking a picture of, go for it. Maybe there will be something different and everyone will thank you for the shots.
 

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Mac said:
39 metric miles away, think the world would all end.
Click to expand...
Yeah, an object half the size of the earth orbiting 1/10,000 the distance of the moon would be generating 100 km tides. Not a good thing... Not to mention it would be REALLY hard to keep that 39 miles from getting a bit smaller. That's inside the atmosphere.

Teachers aren't ultimate authorities. Taking information uncritically from any source means you aren't thinking. Bad lesson for any student. If you didn't THINK about what you were told, that you repeated nonsense is YOUR fault. Even if it came from authority.
 
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What ever. I thought it was too far out to be true, and it was told to me in passing... so yes, I should have thought more about that. I'm an ass.

Once again, my bad.
 
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