Happy Moon watching..... >

Even if you are not into astrology, since this event can be viewed with> naked eyes, no need for high-tech binoculars, look out for it come Aug,> especially after our National day fireworksS> > Mars is going to be a second moon of earth for a day. > >

NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN.> >

The Red Planet (MARS) is about to be spectacular! This month and next,> Earth is catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the> closest approach between the two planets in recorded history.> The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way> Jupiter's> gravity tugs on Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be> certain that Mars has not come this close to Earth in the last 5,000> years,> but it may be as long as 60,000 years before it happens again.> The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within> 34! ,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest> object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will> appear> 25.11 arc seconds wide. By August 27, Mars will look as large as the full> moon to the naked eye. Mars will be easy to spot.> At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at 10p.m. and reach> its> azimuth at about 3 a.m. by the end of August when the two planets are> closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest point in the> sky> at 12:30a.m. Tha! t's pretty convenient to see something that no human being> has seen in recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning of> August to see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the> month.> > Share this with your family, friends, children and grandchildren> !!!!!!!!!!!!!