f*r 发帖数: 3968 | | f*r 发帖数: 3968 | 2 再来一个,4.5 inch EQ
The real target was Mars. It was well up in the south by midnight
local time
(0400 UT) and I was glued to the EP for the next hour. Unlike other
evenings, the atmospheric turbulence was minimal, the image was rock
steady,
and even with the 6.7mm EP (135X) the image did not break down. The
SPC was
very prominent, and was bordered by a thin dark gray edge. It appears to
be
getting smaller on successive evenings - or is that just my
imagination?
Other dark gray surface features wer
【在 f*r 的大作中提到】 : http://members.aol.com/billferris/mars.html
| f*r 发帖数: 3968 | 3 another one, date is Aug 18
Well, I made it out to catch Mars last night from my driveway in
Cumming. Although the night was only fair, with considerable haze,
Mars still wound up being worth the effort! M57 and M13 are both
gems on a good night, but resulted in a washed out smoke ring and a
pale globular under the conditions of the night. The moon graciously
awaited my viewing, as it slowly rose in a pink-reddish haze on the
eastern horizon.
The polar ice cap on Mars continues to amaze me as to
【在 f*r 的大作中提到】 : 再来一个,4.5 inch EQ : The real target was Mars. It was well up in the south by midnight : local time : (0400 UT) and I was glued to the EP for the next hour. Unlike other : evenings, the atmospheric turbulence was minimal, the image was rock : steady, : and even with the 6.7mm EP (135X) the image did not break down. The : SPC was : very prominent, and was bordered by a thin dark gray edge. It appears to : be
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