Mars from the 21st, 27th close Approah to Earth

Posted by Jaicoa2
on Saturday, January 30, 2010

by Efrain Morales Rivera

 

Date: 01/21/10, 05:24ut, 01/27/10, 03:37ut

Location: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Equipment: LX200ACF 12 in. OTA, CGE mount, DMK21AF04 Ccd, TeleVue 3x barlows, Astronomik LRGB filter set.

On the right image it was taken days before close approah with a diam. of 14.0, On the second image it was taken on its close approach to Earth on the 27th with a max. diam. of 14.1.

Many high altiude clouds visible on both images (orographic) and especially on the limbs, Very noticeble is Olympus mon the largest volcano in our solar system with a elevation of over 93k ft.!. The North Polar Hood is decreasing in size as the summer soltice is approaching.

Comments
To leave a comment you must be a member of our community.
Login to your account now, or register for an account to start participating.
No one has commented yet.
Join our Community!

Our community is FREE to join. To participate you must either login or register for an account.

ADVERTISEMENT
FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. View our Privacy Policy.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Find us on Facebook