mars two moons = HOAX

[jonnydonut]

Just wanted to let people know, you may have got this email. I've received a few, so I wrote this reply....

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Mars "two moons" aug 27th hoax

Yeah, it's not true. Don't stay up to take photos and be disappointed. It was in 2003 Aug 27th, when magnified 75 times, mars would appear as large and bright as the moon. But don't take my word for it ... afterall, you can't believe everything you read in an email. Take NASA's word for it, or how about Space.com, Sky and Telescope Magazine, Florida Stars, Snopes, About.com, or National Geographic? I look the liberty of providing links:

http://www.kanabona.com/www/?q=august_27_email_hoax
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...l_marshoax.htm
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...g_marshoax.htm
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/3523496.html
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/3523496.html
http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...mars_hoax.html
http://www.floridastars.org/marshoax.html
http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp
http://urbanlegends.about.com/b/a/175663.htm
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...mars_hoax.html

Please forward this is everyone you forwarded the fake email to, and whoever sent it to you. Let's bust some myths.


- Jonny Carroll
Photograpaher by day, mythbuster by night.
http://www.jonnycarroll.com

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> From: "One of your friends"
> Date: 2003, 2005, 2007 .. and future dates.
> To: some sucker
> Subject: Fw: Two moons on 27 August
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> Subject: Two Moons
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> *Two moons on 27 August*
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> *27th Aug the Whole World is waiting for...*
> Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky starting August. It will
> look as large as the full moon to the naked eye.
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> This will culminate on Aug. 27 when Mars comes within 34.65M miles of earth.
> Be sure to watch the sky on Aug. 27 12:30 am. It will look like the earth
> has 2 moons. The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
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> Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.
>

[Bella]

I got this one awhile back. The funny thing was, the copy I got said 35 miles , not 35M miles . . . .LOL . .. I knew at that point it was definitely not true.

-Cindy

[andyz]

But Sunday's paper did say this was a good month for star gazing and meteor showers.

http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/5...d-meteor-showe
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...atperseids.htm

and there is a lunar eclipse on Aug. 28th.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html

[merock]

Originally Posted by andyz

and there is a lunar eclipse on Aug. 28th.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclips...2007Aug28.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIaz6zBz1go