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Message: <blockquote data-quote="480sparky" data-source="post: 179853" data-attributes="member: 15805">It's not just a few select that do it.... the same email makes the rounds every time the earth gets near mars.  It gets passed around because it sounds exciting, yet most people have no clue about the realities of celestial mechanics.For instance, remember the big too-doo about the "Supermoon" a few months back?  Here's the facts:  On average, the moon is the same angular size of a quarter held 6' 1½" from your eye.  The "supermoon" was supposed to make the moon look huge, because of the orbit being it closer to the earth.  Fact is, the "supermoon" was the same angular size as that quarter held 6' 1¼" from your eye.  I'll let you do the math.</blockquote>