# This month, Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 9, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775 "2013-08-09T02:08:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/21 "2013-08-09T16:22:46Z")
Since Pluto is no longer the size of a planet, I can’t see it anymore. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/22 "2013-08-09T16:26:42Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I can, however, see Uranus quite clearly tonight. According to new images from the Hubble telescope, there is a ring of debris around Uranus. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/23 "2013-08-09T16:31:14Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > According to new images from the Hubble telescope, there is a ring of debris around Uranus. That’s not debris, it’s Klingons. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/24 "2013-08-09T16:34:35Z")
Ray Bradbury beat everyone to it by about 60 years. Near the end of **The Martian Chronicles** he has his Martian settlers watching the nuclear war on Earth with their naked eyes. Great writer, didn’t know shit about astronomy. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/25 "2013-08-09T16:47:31Z")
Every damn Mars opposition this crap gets sent around. What’s worse is that it is based on that ‘super opposition’ from 10 freaking years ago! ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/26 "2013-08-09T17:27:50Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Ray Bradbury beat everyone to it by about 60 years. Near the end of **The Martian Chronicles** he has his Martian settlers watching the nuclear war on Earth with their naked eyes. > Great writer, didn’t know shit about astronomy. No, you just don’t know how good Bradburyan Martians’ eyesight is. _G_ ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/27 "2013-08-09T17:50:32Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > I love you PSXer. \<3 Love is a strong word, but it will truly be a sad day if **PSXer** ever leaves this board. ---
**Author:** ![Space\_Vegetable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Space\_Vegetable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Space_Vegetable)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/28 "2013-08-09T18:02:28Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > This month, Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. This is true, actually. Granted, not from anywhere on Earth. But from somewhere. Maybe 2/3 of the way to Mars or so would work, I guess. We shouldn’t discourage people who believe this, but help them to go where it’s true. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/29 "2013-08-09T18:41:17Z")
> [@Space\_Vegetable](#): > > This is true, actually. > > Granted, not from anywhere on Earth. But from somewhere. Maybe 2/3 of the way to Mars or so would work, I guess. We shouldn’t discourage people who believe this, but help them to go where it’s true. Now this is a great example of thinking outside the box. I kind of feel bad for the OP’s mom, but, oh well. Send 'em all off in the rocket. My mom might be a passenger as well, unfortunately. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/30 "2013-08-09T23:14:35Z")
Hey, maybe we can build a ladder to mars when this is going on, that would be sweet. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/31 "2013-08-09T23:25:55Z")
So the gist of it is that it won’t look bigger if Eye am not naked? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/32 "2013-08-09T23:27:14Z")
No, but the moon will be plenty big apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/33 "2013-08-09T23:34:15Z")
Eye thought the full moon was getting bigger, but people were too polite to say anything. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/34 "2013-08-10T01:39:45Z")
Just be sure not to look at it without eye protection. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/35 "2013-08-10T02:57:24Z")
All I know is I just got hit in the eye with a big pizza pie. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/36 "2013-08-10T02:59:47Z")
Oops! Wrong thread. :o ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/37 "2013-08-10T03:11:04Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > All I know is I just got hit in the eye with a big pizza pie. > [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Oops! Wrong thread. :o Did you? Because… _When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie that’s amoré_ (I’ve been drinking tonight.) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775/38 "2013-08-10T03:13:00Z")
I clusterfucked up. The first one was for this thread, the second one not. :o [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-month-mars-will-look-as-large-as-the-full-moon-to-the-naked-eye/665775.md?page=1)