interesting...

I read an interesting email a few months ago, and here it is..> 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.>> Share this with your children and grandchildren. NO> ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN.