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August 27th, 2003, 09:25 PM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
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August 27th, 2003, 09:27 PM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
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August 28th, 2003, 07:47 AM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
I saw it.
Fortunately, the sky is clear tonight. I first saw Mars when I was driving, and I looked at the sky over to the east and bit to the south. It's so bright that I could see it even with all the lights from the street and the buildings. I couldn't see any stars because of all the city lights, but Mars is so bright that I still couldn't miss it.
Then I went to the park, which is a bit darker, so that I could have a better look. It's definitely very bright, and it does have a reddish color to it. It's much brighter than any of the stars. But all I could see is a glowing point of light, because I don't have a telescope.
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August 28th, 2003, 10:05 AM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
cant see it. the sky is prolly still covered with smoke, and then the rain clouds that kept pouring rain on us since ~4pm. havent seen stars in a long while.
[ August 28, 2003, 09:07: Message edited by: Taera ]
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August 28th, 2003, 11:18 AM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
Well, about half an hour until closest approach (if my math is corect), and even with all the lights in my apartment complex Mars is still pretty darn bright. I guess it's because of those lights, but Mars has more of a peach-orange color when I looked at it a few minutes ago.
I just wish I still had my old telescope...
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August 30th, 2003, 06:11 PM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
I Saw it on the 27 and the 28 thru my cheap telescope, it looked like the moon but red.
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September 20th, 2003, 07:41 AM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
I could still see Mars tonight. It's still pretty bright, even though it's been a few weeks. I was under the impression that you have to see it that one particular night or you'll miss it, but apparently that was not the case.
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September 20th, 2003, 02:56 PM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
It's still the brightest thing in the sky other then the moon I believe. But now to me it doesn't have the obvious orange color like it did when it was at it's closest point.
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