A friend sent me this info.
The Red Planet 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. At a modest
75-power magnification 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 10 PM.
and reach its azimuth at about 3 AM.
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 12:30 AM. That'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.
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Actually, this happened in 2003. for more info on
it, check out this link:
MARS Info
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Joel 2:30
With all that is going on in the world today,
especially in relation to the nation of Israel,
it is not a suprise to me that there are unusual
things going on in the heavens too.
If you have never considered the validity of the
New Testament Gospel, may I suggest that you do so
as soon as possible? Read the gospel of John and
the book of Romans. Email me if you have questions.
If you have by faith trusted the Lord Jesus Christ
as your personal Savior, it is time to do an evaluation
of your faithfulness to HIM. You should be serving
HIM faithfully through the ministries of a true local
New Testament Church.
I look forward to being in the prayer meeting services
tonight at TLBC in Tacoma. Where will YOU be?
5 comments:
I heard from another aquaintance that this event already happened back in 2003. I am suprised that I did not hear about it back then. It seems to me that another body in the evening sky the size of teh full moon would have been very well publicized. Did anyone else see this back in 2003? The email that I got about it just a few days ago did not have the year mentioned in it. Larry
I have heard the same rumors and yes I do agree that a story of this magnitude would have flooded all media source's. A good example would be Haley's Comet. When Haley's Comet came around it was a huge hit with all media facets(Television, Magazines, Radio, etc..). Even if this is just a rumor of a wish to view a rare astronomical event I hope that it will motivate people to stay up late and spend time with family and friends (which is a rare event as well, spending time with family)viewing one of our creators most beautiful creations, " The Heavens". What a wonderful time and age we live in. Even if the Mars story is just a rumor this story should make you think of how rare and unique life really is. Mars has been around for ever as far as I know. I have only been around for 33yrs and my daughter for 13yrs. Let the people learn to spend time with one another in peace gazing upon the stars and sharing the moments that we have left because not one of us are guaranteed tomorrow.
Here is info on Mars rumor...
http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp
check this out
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_mars_encounter.htm
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