I just saw mars!

[ThinkTankDesign]

Up close and personal with a nice telescope that made it the size of a baseball (thanks college observatory!)

It was really cool to see!!!! Go out and look SE its the brightest thing out there!

 

[Ryan]

Repost: see other thread 😀 But, you have enthused me enough to go outside at take a look 🙂

 

[Ryan]

doublepost: see reply above

 

[bootymac]

Originally posted by: rbloedow
doublepost: see reply above

duh! 😛

I looked out my window for a minute and I got freaked out by this big orange glow. I was like HOLY SH!T MARS IS CLOSE. Then I realized I was looking at a street lamp 🙁

 

[ElFenix]

too much haze i can't see it real well 🙁

 

[ThinkTankDesign]

bloops! didnt see the other one.

 

[Eli]

It's pretty cloudy here. 🙁

 

[bootymac]

Hmm. Cloudless skies here in Vancouver, but I still can't find it.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: bootymac

Originally posted by: rbloedow
doublepost: see reply above

duh! 😛

I looked out my window for a minute and I got freaked out by this big orange glow. I was like HOLY SH!T MARS IS CLOSE. Then I realized I was looking at a street lamp 🙁

hehehehehehe

 

[Chaotic42]

I wish I had a telescope.

It just looks like a bright twinkly star.

 

[Scouzer]

The whole sky is clear except the SE. Fsck.

 

[isasir]

Was it this morning or tonight that it's supposed to be the closest? I hope I didn't screw up as I'm planning on checking it out tonight...

 

[Chaotic42]

05:41 EDT 8/27/2003 is when it was the closest.