[AZ-Observing] Re: Mars This Morning
- From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:00:02 -0700
Nice image Tom,
I was up doing UBV photon counting at 4:00 AM. What a beautiful
morning. Just now as I came in I saw the crescent Moon and Venus to
the East. A lovely sight while most are still asleep.
Jeff
On Sep 16, 2009, at 4:48 AM, Tom Polakis wrote:
> Across town, Paul Maxson has been taking images of Mars since June,
> when it was only 5 arcseconds across.
>
> http://www.sunspot51.com/Mars/mars_2009.htm
>
> I gave it a shot this morning, now that its up to a whopping 6.2
> arcseconds. It's my first image of the red planet in 18 months. It
> really stops giving good views for that long.
>
> http://www.pbase.com/polakis/image/117341757
>
> Tom
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