Re: [aroid-l] Possible spam/virus.

From: Al Wootten awootten at nrao.edu> on 2003.08.20 at 13:52:41(10522) I had an onslaught of virus-excised emails also, not from aroid-l but from various astronomical colleagues. I use Linux mostly so no damage here. On a completely different subject...a good time to check for possible aroids on Mars is arriving... On August 27, 2003 at 5:51 a.m. EDT, the planet Mars will be closer to the Earth than at any time in all of recorded history. At that moment, the centers of Earth and Mars will be 34,646,418 miles apart. The last time Mars came this close was in 57,617 B.C. It will not be this close again until August 28, 2287 A.D. Since the distance between Mars and the Earth is changing slowly, the prime viewing will occur anytime between mid-August to mid-September. Mars rises in the East around sunset...can't miss it! Clear skies, Al +More +---------------------------------------------------------+ |Al Wootten, Slacktide, Sturgeon Creek at the Rappahannock| |Astronomer (http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/) | |other homepage http://members.tripod.com/~astral | |Deltaville, Virginia | +---------------------------------------------------------+

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