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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
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Well, we missed another prime chance to make the trip. How many more opportunities will we let go by?
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Well, probably by the time it's this close again if we are still here I think there's a good chance we will have got there. 
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August 26th, 2003, 04:34 AM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
i think its like in 79 years
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August 26th, 2003, 04:42 AM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
Nope wont be here!
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August 26th, 2003, 07:27 AM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
79 years? Well, maybe if you're young right now and live a long life, you just might be around the next time...
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August 26th, 2003, 09:19 AM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
well, i went out, looked. couldn't see it. the radio said something about an observatory open to the publc, so maybe...
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
Went out on a boat Last night, so there was no light pollution, but even from the beach Mars appears bright orange to the naked eye. My father in law has a small telescope, I really ought to try to get to use it this week.Actually, my gf has a pair of old binoculars somewhere, that would be better than nothing, surely...
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August 27th, 2003, 03:06 AM
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
So, tomorrow night is the big day. Let's hope for a clear sky...
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
saw something that might be mars, but it wasn't bright orange. nothing else bright south, though. unless the houses are blocking my view.
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Re: Close Encounter with Mars
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.
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