[extropy-chat] [ASTRO/BS?] Mars as big as the moon?

[spike]

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> bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of "Hal Finney"
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> Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] [ASTRO/BS?] Mars as big as the moon?
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> Of course Mars will never look as large as the full moon to the naked eye!
> Not from the earth.  Someone must have added that as a joke...

Thru a 75 power scope it said.  Problem is you don't get as
much resolution from a telescope image of an apparent half a degree
as you do looking at the moon with your eyes.  Perhaps it has to do
with using both eyes vs one in a scope.  

spike


> At a modest 75-power magnification
> By August 27, Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked 
> eye.