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Dracon II
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Communist Party of Apolyton
Jan 1970
time: 15:37
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This is just too much 
Attached: an email just forwarded to me
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MARS comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and
will be (next to the moon) the brightest object in the
night sky
Starting in August, Mars will look as large as the
full moon to the naked eye.
This month and next, Earth is catching up with Mars in
an encounter that will culminate in the closest
approach between the two planets in recorded history.
At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at
10p.m. and reach its azimuth at about 3 a.m.
By the end of August when Earth and Mars are closest,
Mars will rise at nightfall and reach its highest
point in the sky at 12:30a.m.
The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars
comes to within 34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be
(next to the moon) the brightest object in the night
sky.
That's pretty convenient to see something that no
human being has seen in recorded history. So, mark
your calendar at the beginning of August to see Mars
grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout
the month. And be sure to watch the sky on August
27th. It will look like the Earth has two moons!
The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287.
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
before it happens again.
NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN.
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