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disagree83 t1_ix1qx6o wrote

Reply to comment by ScreamingNightHog in What would Jupiter look like from here if it was as close as Mars? by SaltyPea8

>Mars is about 9300 arcseconds.

This is the mistake. Mars is about 25 arcseconds at its closest.

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/marsfact.html

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damo251 t1_ix2pv62 wrote

And Mars will only get to 17.2arc sec this year and Jupiter gets a smigin over 50 but only 49 arc sec this year.

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Azdrubel t1_ix30zt1 wrote

That would put Jupiter at 400 arcseconds? Like holy shit, 20% of the moons visual size?!

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