{"id":5597,"date":"2018-10-22T09:50:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T13:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=5597"},"modified":"2025-08-13T18:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T22:54:10","slug":"the-martians-are-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2018\/10\/22\/the-martians-are-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Martians Are Coming!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It happened on Sunday, Oct. 30, 1938 \u2013 80 years ago.\u00a0 The Martians arrived and war broke out around the world.\u00a0 Well sort of\u2026.<\/p>\n

On the night of Oct. 30, 1938, the Mercury Radio Theatre aired a performance of H. G. Wells\u2019 1896 \u201cThe War of the Worlds.\u201d\u00a0 The radio play was performed so well that some people panicked, ran from their houses and warned their neighbors of the impending invasion.\u00a0 Stories also provide information of water towers being shot at in New Jersey and a woman in Pittsburgh wanting to take poison instead of being killed by aliens.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

You may be thinking, people 80 years ago were a little weird to react this way to a radio program. \u00a0But Orson Welles and the rest of the Mercury Theatre cast produced the show in such a way as to make it seem realistic.<\/p>\n

How did they do that?<\/p>\n

At the beginning of the performance, a warning was given stating that the play was a version of H. G. Wells\u2019 book \u201cThe War of the Worlds.\u201d\u00a0 Throughout the broadcast, there were three additional warnings, but some listeners missed the warnings or didn\u2019t listen to the warnings.\u00a0 The play was done as a series of newsfeeds during what appeared to be a typical evening music show.\u00a0 Listeners heard music with very realistic news bulletins.<\/p>\n

The first newsbreaks talked about strange explosions being observed on Mars.\u00a0 The next newsbreaks spoke of objects falling on a farm in Grover\u2019s Mill, N.J.\u00a0 They then cut back to the music.\u00a0 The next newsbreak came \u201clive\u201d from Grover\u2019s Mill, where police and locals were gathering around a cylindrical object.\u00a0 Next Martians started to come out and there was a description of a \u201cheat ray\u201d being fired on the crowd.\u00a0 Then the feed abruptly ended.<\/p>\n

For the next 30 minutes, the performance went on to interview astronomers, describe an attack, interview local victims and finally the death of the aliens due to a virus (the common cold killed them).<\/p>\n

The performance was so convincing that people called the police and CBS.\u00a0 The police actually showed up at the studio to attempt to stop the show, detained the actors and threatened to arrest several of the people working on the performance.<\/p>\n

In the weeks following, there was a public outcry about the news bulletin format used.\u00a0 Some people actually called on the Federal Communication Commission to come up with regulations to stop future fake news broadcasts.<\/p>\n

If you want to hear the actual broadcast, please go to: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g&feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/p>\n

For a transcript of the show, go to: http:\/\/www.sacred-texts.com\/ufo\/mars\/wow.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information about the show and its aftermath, go to: http:\/\/thetruthseekersguide.blogspot.com\/2013\/10\/75-years-on-war-of-worlds-psyop-part-2.html<\/a><\/p>\n

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THE NIGHT SKY OVER AROOSTOOK COUNTY<\/p>\n

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All of the times and events listed below are from www.calsky.com.\u00a0 You may register at this site and load your location (anywhere in the world) to be able to get event information and times.\u00a0 The University of Maine at Presque Isle is located at 68d00m7.8s west longitude and 46d40m45.6s north latitude.<\/p>\n

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The International Space Station is visible as follows:<\/p>\n

Mornings\u2013Oct. 25 to Nov. 16.<\/p>\n

Evenings\u2013Nov. 23 to Dec. 15.<\/p>\n

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To get a free sky chart go to www.skymaps.com.<\/p>\n

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Sun and Planet Visibility<\/p>\n

10\/25\/2018<\/p>\n

07:03 Sunrise.<\/p>\n

17:27 Sunset.<\/p>\n

17:42\u201318:00 Mercury.<\/p>\n

Not visible Venus.<\/p>\n

17:42 \u2013 00:18 Mars.<\/p>\n

17:42 \u2013 18:30 Jupiter.<\/p>\n

18:00 \u2013 20:48 Saturn.<\/p>\n

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11\/05\/2018<\/p>\n

06:19 Sunrise.<\/p>\n

16:10 Sunset.<\/p>\n

16:24 \u2013 16:54 Mercury.<\/p>\n

05:12 \u2013 06:18 Venus.<\/p>\n

16:24 \u2013 23:12 Mars.<\/p>\n

16:24 \u2013 16:54 Jupiter.<\/p>\n

16:42 \u2013 19:12 Saturn .<\/p>\n

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10\/20 05:00 Orionid Meteor Shower \u2013 7 meteors per hour.<\/p>\n

10\/21 05:00 Orionid Meteor Shower \u2013 9.4 meteors per hour.<\/p>\n

10\/22 04:00 Orionid Meteor Shower \u2013 10.6 meteors per hour.<\/p>\n

10\/23 05:00 Orionid Meteor Shower \u2013 9.2 meteors per hour.<\/p>\n

10\/23 Uranus at Opposition \u2013 directly behind the Earth.<\/p>\n

10\/24 05:00 Orionid Meteor Shower \u2013 6.8 meteors per hour.<\/p>\n

10\/24 12:45 Full Moon.<\/p>\n

10\/26 10:18 Venus in inferior conjunction \u2013 between the Earth and the sun.<\/p>\n

10\/27 06:27 ISS 0.6 degrees from Alpha Canis Major \u2013 Sirius.<\/p>\n

10\/27 06:31 ISS 0.4 degrees from Alpha Bootes \u2013 Arcturus.<\/p>\n

10\/28 05:35 ISS 1.0 degrees from Epsilon Canis Major \u2013 Adhara.<\/p>\n

10\/29 07:05 Mercury 3.1 degrees from Jupiter.<\/p>\n

10\/30 80th anniversary of the Mercury Radio Theatre\u2019s performance of H. G. Wells\u2019 \u201cThe War of the Worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n

10\/30 05:29 ISS passes 0.9 degrees from Alpha Canis Minor \u2013 Procyon.<\/p>\n

10\/31 12:40 Last Quarter Moon.<\/p>\n

10\/31 16:22 Moon at perigee \u2013 Closest to the Earth 230,011 miles.<\/p>\n

11\/06 10:30 Mercury at greatest elongation \u2013 23.3 degrees east \u2013 visible in the evening sky.<\/p>\n

11\/07 05:38 ISS passes 0.3 degrees from Alpha Bootes \u2013 Arcturus.<\/p>\n

11\/07 11:02 New Moon.<\/p>\n

11\/08 04:46 ISS passes 0.5 degrees from Alpha Bootes \u2013 Arcturus.<\/p>\n

11\/11 11:30 Mercury at half phase.<\/p>\n

11\/13 05:11 ISS passes 1.4 degrees from Zeta Orion \u2013 Alnitak.<\/p>\n

11\/15 09:54 First Quarter Moon.<\/p>\n

11\/15 22:30 Moon 1.8 degrees from Mars.<\/p>\n

11\/17 05:00 Leonid Meteor Shower \u2013 7.3 meteors per hour.<\/p>\n

11\/17 18:00 Leonid Meteor Shower \u2013 8.0 meteors per hour.<\/p>\n

11\/18 05:00 Leonid Meteor Shower \u2013 7.4 meteors per hour.<\/p>\n

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