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DRMIZER
07-30-2007, 04:49 PM
Planet Mars will be the brightest star in the night sky starting in August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.....culminating on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth. Be sure to watch the sky on 8/27 - 12:30am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars comes this close will be in 2287.
dittohead not!
07-30-2007, 05:59 PM
Planet Mars will be the brightest star in the night sky starting in August. It will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.....culminating on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth. Be sure to watch the sky on 8/27 - 12:30am. It will look like the earth has 2 moons. The next time Mars comes this close will be in 2287.

Nope. As large as the full moon? That hardly seems possible, but it is quite possible that Mars will be brighter than usual. Do you have a link?
billygardener
07-30-2007, 07:30 PM
That's awesome. Too bad I'll probably forget about it by then.
Sgt Schultz
07-30-2007, 08:30 PM
Not possible. This article may help.

http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1233117.html
HAVOC451
07-30-2007, 10:49 PM
Mars will not appear as big as the moon. As bright perhaps, but a bright speck no bigger than it always is.
DRMIZER
07-31-2007, 11:48 AM
Nope. As large as the full moon? That hardly seems possible, but it is quite possible that Mars will be brighter than usual. Do you have a link?Sorry, I don't. It was emailed to me.
DRMIZER
07-31-2007, 11:49 AM
Not possible. This article may help.

http://www.mccookgazette.com/story/1233117.htmlThanks Sarge.