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heylinder
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 Posted: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 19:30:46 Post Subject: Mars is almost here ! |
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| Quote: | Every 26 months, the Earth overtakes Mars on the inside track as they both orbit the Sun.
Every 15 to 17 years, this happens when Mars is closest to the Sun.
On 27 August this year they will pass at a distance of 55,760,000 km or 0.3727 AU (1 AU is the distance of the Earth from the Sun), closer than any time during the last 60,000 years. |
Those of you with great digital cameras better take pics for us and post them  
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AzNxBoy
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| Posted: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 21:58:53 Post Subject: |
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| wow.....I got a digital camera haha I'll try to take some pic |
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bigapl
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| Posted: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:11:28 Post Subject: |
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so is the earth winning the race lol
yeah it will make for some good pics |
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heylinder
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| Posted: Mon, 25 Aug 2003 22:20:15 Post Subject: |
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| I'm sure there will be some good stuff here and maybe here My brotherin-law is going to try and get some pics. My digital camera is not that great |
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Bert
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| Posted: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 06:34:31 Post Subject: |
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My camera is so noob i even cant fotograph a bird .
But here on this side on the world its no use for trying
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NewAwakenings
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| Posted: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 07:04:31 Post Subject: |
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I'll try and remember, but who knows if I will or not with my schedule these days...LOL
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znoopy1234
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| Posted: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 22:43:24 Post Subject: Mars cant be Missed... |
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| If you miss Mars Wed. EARLY morning (atl time), it should not make a difference if you take your long, pointless, stare the next night since the change in distance will not be too visibly different (unless you have a high-powered telescope) |
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Yair
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| Posted: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:36:39 Post Subject: |
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i missed it, but i probably couldn't see anything anyway 
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AzNxBoy
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| Posted: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:41:03 Post Subject: |
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lol I wanted to take pics of mars but I totally forgot abnout it!  heh... |
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dadx2mj
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| Posted: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 20:58:05 Post Subject: |
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| You guys have not missed it yet. The other night was the night it was at it closest point to earth but it will be visible for about another 6 weeks if you still want to see it. |
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