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need a reminder. :D I'll forget for sure.

hope this doesn't fall in to the thread abiss.

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how is the sun the same size in the sky as the moon if it's humungous?  :rolleyes:

think before you post.

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Not quite sure what you are trying to say. Do you think that Mars will appear as big as the moon when we look up? If you do then I have some swampland to sell you :D .

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Not quite sure what you are trying to say.  Do you think that Mars will appear as big as the moon when we look up?  If you do then I have some swampland to sell you  :D .

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I think what he's trying to say is it's possible not that he necessarily believes it. Think about it, the sun appears to be different sizes at different times. its a big optical illusion. Also the moon appears to be different sizes on different nights, some nights it looks really big other nights smaller, no one knows why, its some kind of optical illusion. So you never know, it could happen.

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I'm going to buy a telescope to see this spectacular event, if the event doesn't take place, I'll return the telescope.

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What he is saying is that, he thinks maybe they mean that when looking at a telescope at mars it will look the same as looking at the moon with the naked eye/

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Exactly. :yes:

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I buy me a $300 Telescope this weekend for the July 4th Comet Impact. Anyone here got any suggestions?

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Sorry to go offtopic, but what comet impact :unsure:?

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Sorry to go offtopic, but what comet impact  :unsure:?

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:unsure: :cry:

Anyway...this shld be good

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This article says that 25.1 arcseconds is "the angular size of a penny seen at a distance of 500 feet" So it's going to be nowhere near as big as the moon. It'll just look like a red star. Still good though
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hope this doesn't fall in to the thread abiss.

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It'll probably fall into the sarchasm though

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