Re: Yes

[mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Aug 21, 12:43 pm, Michael Kent <n.k...@webtv.remove.this.com>
wrote:
> In comp.sys.apple2 Michael J. Mahon <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > Rosalie Mignon wrote:
> >>> On 27 August, at midnight 30 minutes, look in the sky.
> >>> The planet Mars will be the brightest star in the sky.
> >>> It will be as big as the full moon.
> >>> Mars will be 34.65 million miles from Earth.
> > Hmm, let's see...
>
> > Years out of date, off by a factor of 60, totally irrelevant
> > to the Apple II...
>
> You mean Mars won't be as big as the full moon while 35 million miles
> away?  Darn!  I was hoping to live to see Mars in its red giant phase.

Actually, it should be about twice as big (by radius) as the full
moon, regardless of where it is ...

*ducks*