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A collection of articles covering a wide range of topics written by members of the Astronomy Section over the years.

Mars Hoax

Mars Hoax

For several years emails have been circulating falsely claiming that on 27th August of each year Mars would be closer to the Earth than it has been for thousands of years, and would appear as big as the Moon. Another will probably do its rounds this year. There is even a totally misleading PowerPoint presentation.

7th Aug 2007 - David Le Conte