Sunday, July 31, 2005
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Father Riva...
So I just got back from summer camp, it was amazing. I'll explain more to anyone that asks eventually...
I got this in a forward today, pretty cooolllll:
The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! 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. 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.
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. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will
appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification.
Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye . Mars will be
easy to spot. 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 the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at
nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. 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.
I got this in a forward today, pretty cooolllll:
The Red Planet is about to be spectacular! 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. 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.
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. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will
appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification.
Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye . Mars will be
easy to spot. 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 the two planets are closest, Mars will rise at
nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. 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.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
So let go... let go...
Yeah, so I was selected to be a Froshfest games leader... pretty cool.
Out for the week next week, leaving Sunday morning (packing tomorrow) and coming back Saturday night. Going somewhere in Indiana for summercamp... so yeah.
Out for the week next week, leaving Sunday morning (packing tomorrow) and coming back Saturday night. Going somewhere in Indiana for summercamp... so yeah.
Monday, July 18, 2005
Wwwww wwait!
So the mission trip, most amazing thing ever. I'm totally stoked about doing it again next year, but I really miss all the people that I met and made friends with over the week. I never thought I could get so close to a group of people in that short of time... but I did. Well, maybe I'll talk more later. Here are the pictures I took, more later when the rest of my group gets their pictures up online...
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