Two Moons in The Sky on 27 August

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Mars

Start Time:	Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 10:00pm
End Time:	Friday, August 28, 2009 at 12:30am
Location:	Outside, in the sky

For the first time in approx. 5,000 years mars will be about the size of the moon in the night sky. It will be this size the night of August 27th, and will not be this close to Earth again until 2287, or even up to 60,000 years from now! This will be the closest Mars has come to the Earth in recorded history!!!
At about the start of August, Mars will grow in size in the sky until on August 27th it will look as big as the moon!!! A (hopefully, based on the weather) perfect night to use a telescope (100x zoom or better) to look at Mars in detail. This is the only chance you will ever get to see this.

ا(هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ يُفَصِّلُ الْآَيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ) [يونس: 5]

ا( " وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيۡلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمۡسَ وَالۡقَمَرَ كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسۡبَحُونَ ) 21- سورة الأنبياء؛ الآية 33

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