[Lvas] Mars August 27th

[Marc Levy]

Sorry I had no idea. Someone in my astronomy class at the college 
thought it was funny to send this to everyone. I will verify my facts 
before sending anything again.
Marc


Rob wrote:
> Marc,
>
> It looks like you've fallen victim to a very old hoax that's been 
> floating around for years.  Even when Mars was at conjunction back in 
> 2003, it was never as large as the full moon and neither can it be.  
> At its closest distance, Mars is still a difficult target for getting 
> a lot of detail.  Be careful about quoting sources of information that 
> aren't very reliable.  We don't want to provide false information, 
> especially to the public in the name of LVAS.
>
> Take care.
>
> Rob Lambert
>
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