To: Mr. Mojo
On other close approaches, I remember Mars being much redder. At times, Mars looks a bit like Venus in its color. Is there something about the Martian icecap or the angle of the planet's tilt that makes appear less red this time?
To: Dialup Llama
I believe the south polar region is what's showing. Haven't broken out the scopes yet but it is beautiful in the sky
5 posted on
08/24/2003 9:40:11 PM PDT by
Centurion2000
(We are crushing our enemies, seeing him driven before us and hearing the lamentations of the liberal)
To: Dialup Llama
mars was by the moon the other night.
Is it still. Walked out (central Or. Coast) and looked all around no moon one bright star but not like the Mars I saw the other night.
Saw a sattalite. And a nice shooter.
No moon and no Mars.
8 posted on
08/24/2003 9:54:16 PM PDT by
oceanperch
(My keyboard is not functioning due to remodeling)
To: Dialup Llama; All
Yes, I agree. Not nearly as red as usual. Not sure what's going on (massive dust storm, perhaps?). Was looking at it almost all night last night with our 8" Dob but the only detail I could make out was the ice cap.
If anyone else has a relatively small scope and is not sure which side of the planet they're looking at, Sky & Telescope has a little JAVA app called Mars Profiler that'll show you what you should be seeing for any time, date and telescope type here.
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