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Rises: |
10:27am |
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Transits: |
4:08pm - Time of highest position in the sky,
due South |
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Sets: |
9:49pm |
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Constellation: |
Virgo |
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Phase: |
94.77% illuminated |
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Distance: |
2.13204772 AU =
318,949,799 km = 198,186,219 miles = 17.76
light-minutes |
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Magnitude: |
1.5 |
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Apparent size: |
4.39 arcseconds
in angular diameter - this is about 1/500th
the apparent diameter of the Moon!
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Elongation from Sun: |
43.60° (evening sky) |
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Dates of
Opposition
(when
Mars is closest to the Earth) |
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Previous: |
Friday Jan 29, 2010 at
2:21pm. Distance: 99,400,435 km. Size: 14.08
arcseconds. |
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Next: |
Saturday Mar 3, 2012 at
3:52pm. Distance: 100,839,728 km. Size: 13.88
arcseconds. |
On 8/27/2010 at
9:09:24pm Mars will be 6.3°
above the west-southwest horizon,
just about to set for the night
Question:
Will Mars be "as big as a Full Moon on August
27!" ???
Answer: ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
Question: Will there be "Two Full Moons in the Sky!" ???
Answer: ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!
Mars was the closest in recorded history on August 27,
but that was in 2003!
At that time, it was 1/75th
the apparent diameter of the Moon! NOT the "same
size".Please
check these respected sites for their stories on the
"Mars hoax" by clicking
on the links below:
Sky & Telescope
Snopes.com
Hoax-slayer
Universe Today
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