[AZ-Observing] Re: The Fourth of Mars
- From: Joe Larkin <joeclarkin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 16:34:57 -0700 (PDT)
Sounds like you get a respectable view out of your 18". I would be
very surprised if your 90mm APO can do better. Sounds like seeing
limited you more than your mirror.
Joe Larkin
--- Andrew Cooper <acooper@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> The polar cap was brilliant, and in moments of good seeing the
> border
> became razor sharp. A faint dark band bordered the cap making it
> even
> more dramatic. Mare Cimmerium and Syrtis Major were obvious.
> Hellas
> was likewise easily visble above the Syrtis Major as a conspicuous
> bright oval.
>
> No obvious dust storms visible when I looked for them, but I am not
> an
> experienced Mars observer and not familiar enough with what I
> should see
> to spot a lighter patch where there should be none.
>
> I need to get the baffles installed in the 90mm APO so I'll have a
> scope
> more suited to planetary viewing ready for opposition. Let's hope
> the
> martian dust storms hold off a little longer.
>
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