Hello everyone,
today i'm going to end this 2-parts article about one of the oldest and most famous fake news you can find on Internet everytime Mars gets visible in the night sky. In the first part i explained helping with math the reason why Mars was not, is not and will not be visible as big as full Moon. NEVER!
In this second part, we're going to analyze together the mistakes contained in this news and where they come from. The fake news says this:
On the 27th of August Mars will be visible to the naked as big as Full Moon. Next time will happen in 2287
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There are four elements to talk about:
1) The date (27th of August). It's true: on the 27th of August 2003 Mars got The Great Opposition (the opposiotion is the best moment to observe a celestial body during the year) finding at the minimum distance by the Earth in the last 60.000 years! Using an appropriate telescope you could see it as big as Full Moon... Replay: USING AN APPROPRIATE TELESCOPE, not by naked-eye!!
2) Naked-eye visible. Mars is always visible to the naked eye if it's present in the night sky (if it is close to the Sun, is not visible, obviously). His brightness is higher than the human eye limit.
3) The year 2287. According to predictions, Mars will find at the minimum distance far from the Earth
4) As big as Full Moon. We have already analyzed this date in the previous article HERE
You can find the entire article in Italian language (Articolo completo in italiano) HERE
