Two Moons on August 27th!

pips · Post by **pips** » 07 Aug 2007 13:45

I received this email from a friend:
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Subject: *Two moon on 27 August*

*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. 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.

Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again.

Don't miss it ...
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This sounds kind of fake, but I can't wait to see for myself if it is true.

Tsiangkun · Post by **Tsiangkun** » 07 Aug 2007 14:13

http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp

pips · Post by **pips** » 07 Aug 2007 14:27

Shrug. Oh well. Would've been neat.

sanuke okumatzu · Post by **sanuke okumatzu** » 07 Aug 2007 16:06

I've gotten this every year.... for as long as we've had internet....

nifty urban legend site

Blue_turnip · Post by **Blue_turnip** » 08 Aug 2007 17:44

mars isnt' the same colour as the moon anyway so it just wouldn't work.