Close Encounter with Mars

dogscoff · #1 August 27th, 2003, 09:57 AM

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nothing else bright south, though. unless the houses are blocking my view.

Quite possible- it was really low to the horizon when I saw it.

geoschmo · #2 August 27th, 2003, 12:57 PM

I saw it, but I wasn't really expecting too. I thought this was all pretty much hype, but it really was bright. Much brighter then I am used to seeing things in the sky. So bright that at first I thought it was a plane until I looked again and it hadn't moved.

tesco samoa · #3 August 27th, 2003, 09:25 PM

http://hubblesite.org/db/2003/22/ima...s/full_jpg.jpg

tesco samoa · #4 August 27th, 2003, 09:27 PM

this is interesting as well

http://mars-news.de/color/blue.html

Kamog · #5 August 28th, 2003, 07:47 AM

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.

Taera · #6 August 28th, 2003, 10:05 AM

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 ]

Xaren Hypr · #7 August 28th, 2003, 11:18 AM

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...