2005 Drawings of Mars by Bob BungeDrawing of the planet Mars made during the 2005 close approach. Drawing made with home made telescopes.20051029, 08:40 UT, CM=356 Bowie MD, 17-inch f7.8 reflector 260x- October 29, 2005 Seeing 5 out of 10. First obervation since 103. Remains of two hurricanes and a week of sickness prevented any observing. Poor seeing, very unsteady atmosphere. Cold, first frost of the year. Dust covering some of Margaritifer Sinus, curving to the south, up and over Sinus Meridiani. Very faint and difficult to see south polar cap. North polar hood fainter then three weeks ago, but with bright area in W47 (dark blue) filter.http://ladyandtramp.com/weblog/channels/mars_2005/images/2005-10-29-rdb.jpg 20051003, 08:30 UT, CM=226 Bowie MD, 17-inch f7.8 reflector 260480x- October 3, 2005 Seeing 8 out of 10. Cool, 55F, a few high clouds, very, very light fog in the area. Very nice white light view. The North Polar Hood was large, very easy to see - more easy to see then the South Polar Cap - with some detail, including a dark area and a southward extension. Area near the south east limb was bright in the W25 (red) filter. South Polar Cap was difficult to see, but also appeared to slightly rise above the southern limb of the planet. Much surface detail seen through the W47..http://ladyandtramp.com/weblog/channels/mars_2005/images/2005-10-03-rdb.jpg |
