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  1. 08-24-2006, 09:10 PM #1
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    Arrow Your Last Chance In This Lifetime !

    From the Bilge Astronomical Desk:

    Mars

    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
    60,0 00 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 10p.m.
    and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.

    By the end of Au! gust when the two planets are
    closest, Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its
    highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. 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.

    Share this with your children and grandchildren.

    NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN
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    Question

    Wasn't this Snoped before?

    Still cool though.

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    Originally posted by UTAH
    Wasn't this Snoped before?

    Still cool though.

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    Dunno ... Sweetie Jan found the article and sez I gotta go watch it happen. She ain't never been wrong before ... just ask her !
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    Re: Your Last Chance In This Lifetime !

    Originally posted by SBA


    Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.

    I lost interest at that point.
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    http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp

    Mars Spectacular
    Claim: The planet Mars will make a once-in-our-lifetimes, remarkably close approach to Earth on 27 August 2006.

    Status: False.

    Alas ... I gotta go have a Corona Extra ... and then break the news to Sweetie Jan . She don't like it when somebody proves she's wrong ...

    Maybe ... you oughta tell her Utah ... she can't get at you ...
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    Originally posted by SBA
    http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp

    Mars Spectacular
    Claim: The planet Mars will make a once-in-our-lifetimes, remarkably close approach to Earth on 27 August 2006.

    Status: False.

    Alas ... I gotta go have a Corona Extra ... and then break the news to Sweetie Jan . She don't like it when somebody proves she's wrong ...

    Maybe ... you oughta tell her Utah ... she can't get at you ...
    Don't tell her she was wrong

    Just go outside and look at the moon and say "Wow! Mars is spectacular tonight".

    Drink a beer and consider yourself fortunate you didn't fall into the trap of telling yer wife she is wrong


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    Originally posted by SBA
    Maybe ... you oughta tell her Utah ... she can't get at you ...
    Haven't we taught you ANYTHING about women?

    Just don't tell her and everyone stays happy.
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    just tell her to get in the kitchen where she belongs and to make you a pie... she'll be laughing so hard your ugly mug will look like mars .
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    Originally posted by UTAH
    Haven't we taught you ANYTHING about women?

    Just don't tell her and everyone stays happy.
    Yeah ... but when she drags my azz out to view Mars ... and it ain't there . she ain't gonna believe me when I tell her Geo. Bush musta cancelled it.

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    Originally posted by Fulltimer
    Don't tell her she was wrong

    Just go outside and look at the moon and say "Wow! Mars is spectacular tonight".

    Drink a beer and consider yourself fortunate you didn't fall into the trap of telling yer wife she is wrong


    don
    \absolutely the best advice I've ever seen you give.....
    truly a voice of wisdom....
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    Originally posted by Fulltimer
    Don't tell her she was wrong

    Just go outside and look at the moon and say "Wow! Mars is spectacular tonight".
    If Mars ain't up there, I'd fare better doing a "moon" in the plywoody swimming pool ..

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