I got an e-mail from my aunt...thought it was some kinda stupid chain letter...but it was actually something about mars is going to be the clostest to the earth it has been in possibly 5000 years and it won't happen again in anyone's lifetime that will be here to see it. I can't remote into my other desktop atm...or I would copy and paste...I believe it will be most noticable on Aug. 25th 2003, at 12:30 eastern (I think...) and you will be able to see it right next to the moon at only like a 4x zoom...
I am gonna see if I can find anything like the e-mail she sent me...who knows..maybe it was just something stupid she sent...we will see...
edit: Ask and ye shall recieve:
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/mars...ew_021108.html
Theres just one link...there's more tho if anyone is interested...and I didn't read far into it..so I am not really sure that would be why the moon seems red...some people call it blood on the moon as in bad forture..and some call it a harvest moon...bringing a bounty...I don't get to see it much like that being in the city..but when I visit family this time of year out in the 'country' it's beautiful!!