Mar 31, 2012

March 21st Mars

Here is Mars from March 21st.  Conditions were good, but I was having some trouble with the big scope and didn't get as good of an image as might have been possible that night.  I may reprocess the videos later to see if I can tease out more details.

Mar 12, 2012

Mars in March

Here is Mars from March 9th, 2012.  Lots and lots of clouds on Mars this day.  Syrtis Major is visible on the left and there's a bright cloud hovering over the volcano Elysium Mons on the right.  A little detail is visible in the north polar cap as well.

Taken with a Celestron 9.25" SCT, 3x barlow, Skynyx video camera with RGB filters.

Saw a rabbit in the yard - no skunks though.