Watch the Sky Tonight

[Steve]

Mars is brighter than it has been in thousands of years. Tonight. If it has already passed, tomorrow it will be excellent too.
Since I'm going to bed now, I'll add that it is visible to the Southwest of Connecticut (where I live) and it may not be red. Brightest thing in the sky. It may not be red, but looks like a very large/bright star.

Steve

 

[Incendiare]

I was watching the sky the night before and it was fairly bright. I should head outside soon...

 

[mousewings]

Thanks for the alert. I'll watch it as I love the night sky...

 

[rahvin]

i've seen it before during the summer. it's quite visible from my living room window, definitely bright and red. i suppose it's an interesting view with a telescope: as it is i can't get too emotional about the planet. after all it's close but we're not going there yet.

 

[wildfyr]

rahvin: you mean the Italians haven't sent up a probe of their own?
perhaps some of your countrymen's experiments are aboard one of ours? ;-)

 

[rahvin]

perhaps some of your countrymen's experiments are aboard one of ours? ;-)

i always suspected most of those probes must be full of pizza and cheese.

 

[rahvin]

if I remember it correctly, which I wouldnt bet on, Mars is now nearest in last 60 000 years ...

oh, i guess i'll check it out next time then...

 

[wildfyr]

i always suspected most of those probes must be full of pizza and cheese.

yeah, it's freeze dried too i bet. :Spin:

 

[The Grand Wazoo]

"small" correction...

"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."

I suppose I can find some time to look for it then

 

[Hiljainen]

i'll take a look too tonight then though i doubt i'll be able to see something from here

 

[Salamurhaaja]

It's gonna crash into us and kill us all!
RUN!! RUN!!

 

[rahvin]

*starts running towards outer space*

 

[Lolita Vampiriá]

The end is getting near! :zombie:


Ok, to what direction should I look at the sky tonight..?

 

[Steve]

From here it was Southeast, but not sure about anywhere else... probably the same, but depends on the time of night...

 

[Thanatos]

Mars is brighter than it has been in thousands of years. Tonight

i've seen it before during the summer.

Something is wrong here

 

[Tebus]

Thanks for mentioning that Steve. I hadn't heard about that. I think what I saw was Mars since it was bright, red, and roughly due south.

 

[Arch]

I just went outside with my telescope. And according to my telescope, Mars is an amazing speck of dot.

 

[rahvin]

Something is wrong here

ok, during this summer and one 30000 years ago. better?

 

[Dark_Jester]

Watch the sky, for tonight, the stars REVOLT!
Couldn't resist, I happen to be listening to Powerman5k right now...which reminds me, does anyone know if the new album is worth getting?

 

[Salamurhaaja]

@D_J
I have it, get on ICQ later
And that song came to my mind as soon as I saw the
title of this thread too hahah

Well, it's sure now, I saw it last nite, it's definetly
coming towards us, who wants in on the suicide pact?


"I'm not a spaceman, but on the otherhand..."
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