+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹ Posted June 27, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 27, 2005 Mars as big as the moon..... 586128775[/snapback] :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriz Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Thats awesome, got to see this :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slimy Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Mars as big as the moon..... 586128775[/snapback] how is the sun the same size in the sky as the moon if it's humungous? :rolleyes: think before you post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Kompressor Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 need a reminder. :D I'll forget for sure. hope this doesn't fall in to the thread abiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomis_nehc Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 i wanna catch this too. someone please remind me. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffra Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Mars as big as the moon..... 586128775[/snapback] how big will it appear then, based on your calculations :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germano Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp * Mars passed extraordinarily close to Earth in August 2003: True. * Mars will pass extraordinarily close to Earth in August 2005: False. * Mars will pass close to Earth in October 2005: True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
streetw0lf Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 how is the sun the same size in the sky as the moon if it's humungous? :rolleyes: think before you post. 586129344[/snapback] 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 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I buy me a $300 Telescope this weekend for the July 4th Comet Impact. Anyone here got any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qdave Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp * Mars passed extraordinarily close to Earth in August 2003: True. * Mars will pass extraordinarily close to Earth in August 2005: False. * Mars will pass close to Earth in October 2005: True. 586129379[/snapback] i dont want to believe that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB BOT Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 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 . 586129388[/snapback] 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicedreams Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 I'm gonna have to get out of town from the lights to try to see this probably. Living in Phoenix, I barely see the stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted June 28, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 28, 2005 I'm going to buy a telescope to see this spectacular event, if the event doesn't take place, I'll return the telescope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 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/ 586128772[/snapback] Exactly. :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean B. Veteran Posted June 29, 2005 Author Veteran Share Posted June 29, 2005 I buy me a $300 Telescope this weekend for the July 4th Comet Impact. Anyone here got any suggestions? 586129593[/snapback] Sorry to go offtopic, but what comet impact :unsure:? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ph3412t3h13 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 alllllllllll riiiiiiiiiiiiiight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarStorm Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 (edited) Sorry to go offtopic, but what comet impact :unsure:? 586135786[/snapback] :unsure: :cry: Anyway...this shld be good Edited June 29, 2005 by greg.douglas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluepride35 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 :unsure:?:cry::? my thoughts exactly! Anyway...this shld be good 586137312[/snapback] The link he provdied has an article that is pretty explanatory. https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=327487&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolslacker Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Cool. I better mark my calender. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastique Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 http://www.spacedaily.com/news/mars-general-03i.htmlThat was in 2003, looks like its happening again :pinch: 586128178[/snapback] that's the first thing I thought of. I guess their math was a bit off last time eh? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian.wallis Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispCreations Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 http://www.hoax-slayer.com/mars-earth-close.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹ Posted June 30, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 30, 2005 hope this doesn't fall in to the thread abiss. 586129354[/snapback] It'll probably fall into the sarchasm though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter-X Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 NICE gonna bring my camcorder and family. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystical112 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 cool i remember this happening b4 is this closer than last time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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