[AZ-Observing] Re: Best Mars so far--Monday Morning


I initially thought Steve was being sarcastic with the first line of his
report, but apparently he had a better view of Mars from the backyard of his
metro-Phoenix home than I from my north Scottsdale residence.

Prior to midnight, I could manage sharp contrast views of the red planet at
225x with a 10" F5.5 Dobsonian.  Unfortunately, by 2:20AM Mars became a
blurry orange wash characterized by the same rapid east to west air movement
Tom Polakis described a week ago.  Needless to say, I did not catch the
potential Edom flare(s) predicted for the time.

-FRANK


> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Steve Coe
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 1:29 AM
> To: amastro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [AZ-Observing] Best Mars so far--Monday Morning
>
>
> Howdy all;
>
> Well, this evening I got the best views of Mars I have had so far
> this season.  The poor seeing in my backyard in metro Phoenix, AZ
> has really hampered any opportunities to use high power and see
> fine detail.  But, tonight I got a good look at the Red Planet.

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