cutefriend said:
~Fragi~ said:Chronology of the 2003 Mars Apparition
Aug 10, 2002
Mars in conjunction with the Sun from Earth, in Cancer near the border to Leo. Earth in superior conjunction with the Sun from Mars. Distance about 400 million km (2.67 AU) at this aphelic conjunction. This conjunction, which ended the planet's 2001 apparition, starts the 2003 apparition of Mars.
The same day, Mars leaves constellation Cancer and enters Leo.
Sep 21, 2002
Mars in Aphelion (1.66613 AU)
Oct 5, 2002
Mars leaves constellation Leo and enters Virgo.
Nov 3, 2002
Northern Summer, Southern Winter Solstice on Mars.
Dec 13, 2002
Mars leaves constellation Virgo and enters Libra.
Jan 1, 2003
Mars is seen in the morning sky in constellation Libra at a distance of about 307 million km (2.051 AU) from Earth, at about +1.5 mag apparent brightness and 4.6" apparent diameter.
Jan 7, 2003
Mars comes closer than 2.0 AU.
Jan 21, 2003
Mars leaves constellation Libra and enters Scorpius.
Jan 24, 2003
Apparent diameter of Mars exceeds 5"
Jan 29, 2003
Mars leaves constellation Scorpius and enters Ophiuchus.
Jan 31, 2003
Mars passes 5deg N of Antares.
Feb 21, 2003
As seen from Mars, Earth passes the Martian Celestial Equator to southern hemisphere. Now the South Pole is visible, the central latitude of the Martian disk is on Mars' southern hemisphere.
Feb 25, 2003
Mars' apparent brightness exceeds +1.0 mag
Feb 26, 2003
Mars leaves constellation Ophiuchus and enters Sagittarius.
Feb 28, 2003
Mars passes the descending node of its orbit, moving to the south or Earth's orbital plane, the ecliptic, and getting southern ecliptic latitudes.
Apr 21, 2003
Mars leaves constellation Sagittarius and enters Capricorn.
Apr 29, 2003
Mars comes closer than 1.0 AU.
May 1, 2003
Mars' apparent brightness exceeds 0.0 mag.
May 5, 2003
Northern Autumn, Southern Spring Equinox on Mars. About that time the South Polar Cap (SPC) should have its maximal extension (to about 65deg Southern areographic latitude).
May 8, 2003
Apparent diameter of Mars exceeds 10".
May 12, 2003
From Mars, Earth is at its greatest Eastern elongation from the Sun at about 43 deg. From Earth, Mars phase is minimal, angle is 43 deg. Only 86 percent of the visible Mars hemisphere is illuminated.
May 13, 2003
Mars passes 2deg S of Neptune
May 2003
SPC disappears, clouds in the southern hemisphere probable. Hellas may become bright.
Jun 2, 2003
Mars Express spacecraft launched to Mars
Jun 8, 2003
Mars leaves constellation Capricorn and enters Aquarius
Jun 10, 2003
Spirit (Mars Exploration Rover 1) spacecraft launched to Mars
Jun 15, 2003
Mars' apparent brightness exceeds -1.0 mag
Jun 20, 2003
Mars passes 3.2 deg S of Uranus
Jun 21, 2003
Appartent diameter of Mars exceeds 15".
Jul 7, 2003
Opportunity (Mars Exploration Rover 2) spacecraft launched to Mars
Jul 19, 2003
Apparent diameter of Mars exceeds 20".
Jul 20, 2003
Mars' apparent brightness exceeds -2.0 mag
Jul 31, 2003
Mars becomes stationary and then starts its retograde opposition loop, as Earth passes between the Red Planet and the Sun.
Aug 4, 2003
Mars reaches its greatest southern heliocentric latitude (-1d 51').
Aug 20, 2003
Mars reaches its greatest southern geocentric latitude (-6d 42').
Aug 27, 2003
Closest approach of Mars and Earth (0.373 AU = 55.76 million km). Apparent diameter of Mars is 25.11".
Aug 28, 2003
Mars Opposition on Earth, Earth in Inferior Conjunction on Mars. Both planets are at helicentric longitude 335deg. Apparent brigtness of Mars reaches -2.88 mag.
Aug 30, 2002
Mars in Perihelion (distance from Sun 1.381 AU = 206.6 million km, heliocentric longitude 336 deg).
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cutefriend said:
~Fragi~ said:kal heee
hehehe
infact Planet Mars zameen k kafi kareeb hoga tu woh bilcul chand kee manad lagey ga
so dont forget to watch it
but afsoos apna moon tu sirf 3-4 date ka hoga tu woh tu raat ko jaldi so ghaib ho jaye ga
oh acha acha
yeh wohi marz hai jis per aj kal property ka kam bahut ho raha hia
~dia~ said:acha jee thx 4 da info ...humain ghalat khabar mili hai haila kitni bad luck hai...