2005 Drawings of Mars by Bob BungeDrawing of the planet Mars made during the 2005 close approach. Drawing made with home made telescopes.20051218, 01:20 UT, CM=153 Bowie MD, 4.25-inch f10 reflector 270x- December 19, 2005 Seeing 8 out of 10. Cool, partly cloudy, 32F. No wind. No sign of the south polar hood this evening, but some P limb brightening slightly north of the equator. Dark area to the north, near the north polar hood interesting.http://ladyandtramp.com/weblog/channels/mars_2005/images/2005-12-18-rdb.jpg 20051214, 01:20 UT, CM=200 Bowie MD, 4.25-inch f10 reflector 270x- December 14, 2005 Seeing 8 out of 10. Very clear, cold, 21F. Very light wind. Ever shrinking disc! Light clouds on P limb, south polar hood appeared to rise slightly above the limb of the planet. North polar hood was apparent.http://ladyandtramp.com/weblog/channels/mars_2005/images/2005-12-14-rdb.jpg 20051208, 01:20 UT, CM=255 Bowie MD, 4.25-inch f10 reflector 212x- December 8, 2005 Seeing 7 out of 10. Very cold, 27F, light wind, but some clouds to the south. Bright area on P limb, right at the equatorial area, very apparent, perhaps the most appear feature on the disk. Small bright spot at the south cap assumed to be the South Polar Hood. Some faint hints of the North Polar hood. Limited amounts of surface detail.http://ladyandtramp.com/weblog/channels/mars_2005/images/2005-12-08-rdb.jpg 20051201, 02:10 UT, CM=329 Bowie MD, 4.25-inch f10 reflector 212x- December 1, 2005 Seeing 5 out of 10. Cold front just moved in today, breezy, chilly - mid 40's. Poor seeing. Surface markings difficult to make out and very faint. Faint north polar hood seen in white light.http://ladyandtramp.com/weblog/channels/mars_2005/images/2005-12-01-rdb.jpg |
