Patrick said: Approaching Mars Earth and Mars will have a breathtaking close encounter in October 2005. Can't wait? Don't. You can see the red planet now. So, how close will we be this October and how close were we two years ago in August. Will the photographic opportunities be a good? (weather aside) Barney
Barney B. wrote:
Patrick said: Approaching Mars
Earth and Mars will have a breathtaking close encounter in October 2005. Can't wait? Don't. You can see the red planet now.
Actually it was NASA that said that... :-)
So, how close will we be this October and how close were we two years ago in August. Will the photographic opportunities be a good? (weather aside)
Last time around Mars appeared 25.11" in diameter (big) but never got any higher than about 33 degrees above the horizon in our northern Utah skies. This time at the end of October it will "only" be 20.17" but will be twice as high (~66 degrees) in northern Utah skies. So, while it will appear smaller the doubling of altitude should make up for a lot of the shrinkage. Patrick
Quoting Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net>:
So, while it will appear smaller the doubling of altitude should make up for a lot of the shrinkage.
If you could find a way to view it underwater it would look 25% larger, but if the waters cold, you will still experience some shrinkage, isn't that right there Mr. Costanza??? ;)
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