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Starting in August, Mars will look as large as the
full moon to the naked eye.
full moon to the naked eye.
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And as with that other thread, there is some bad replication of information, only this time the important piece of information was omitted all together. Whoever typed this up left out that you have to be looking through an optical aid like a telescope (and a big one at that...) to get a view remotely approaching anything like what's described in the email. That just made me cringe reading that.
The cake is NOT a lie. It's so delicious and moist.
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Just for amusement, you might want to calculate what dimeter Mars would have to have for it to look that large at that distance ...Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
It's no good (from an evolutionary point of view) to have the physique of Tarzan if you have the sex drive of a philosopher. -- Michael Ruse
The Nedaverse I can accept, but not the Berzaverse. There can only be so many alternate realities. -- ElokComment
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..bigger than it is now?Originally posted by Last Conformist
Just for amusement, you might want to calculate what dimeter Mars would have to have for it to look that large at that distance ...Comment
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Sorry, but I don't find math amusing. All I know is you aren't going to find an optical telescope capable of producing an image anything like what's described in that email.The cake is NOT a lie. It's so delicious and moist.
The Weighted Companion Cube is cheating on you, that slut.Comment
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Vastly larger. Much larger than Jupiter, in fact.Originally posted by reds4ever
..bigger than it is now?Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?
It's no good (from an evolutionary point of view) to have the physique of Tarzan if you have the sex drive of a philosopher. -- Michael Ruse
The Nedaverse I can accept, but not the Berzaverse. There can only be so many alternate realities. -- ElokComment
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Neither do I, I was being sarcasticOriginally posted by DRoseDARs
Sorry, but I don't find math amusing. All I know is you aren't going to find an optical telescope capable of producing an image anything like what's described in that email.
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