2005 Drawings of Mars by Bob BungeDrawing of the planet Mars made during the 2005 close approach. Drawing made with home made telescopes.20050724, 09:00 UT, CM=211 Bowie MD, 4.25-inch f10 reflector 212x- July 24, 2005 Seeing 6 out of 10. Cool, some wind. Twightlight well underway. Not very crisp seeing this morning and only rare moments of stable view. South Polar Cap (SPC) is samll, bright, but white, specially compared to bright Hellas on the limb that had a slight red or yellow tinge. Hellas, again, on the limb was bright. Ever so slight hints of detail in Mare Cimmenum. Slight hints of dark areas around SPC also visible.http://ladyandtramp.com/weblog/channels/mars_2005/images/2005-07-24-rdb.jpg 20050721, 08:35 UT, CM=211 Bowie MD, 4.25-inch f10 reflector 212x- July 21, 2005 Seeing 10 out of 10. About as perfect as I've seen it in a very long time. No wind, hot and humid, classic "still" mid-atlantic summer morning. 72 degree and 83% humidity at Andrews an hour ago. Mars is now at 10.5 arc seconds and showing plenty of detail. Small polar cap with uneven dark collar around it. Dark areas on following side easiest, small dark area close to P side seen with trouble. Mare Cimmerium most easly seen dark feature, with some detail (amazing at 10 seconds in.http://ladyandtramp.com/weblog/channels/mars_2005/images/2005-07-21-rdb.jpg |
