Mars
Animated GIF of 3 hours of the rotation of Mars on Oct 3, 2005
Animated GIF of 2.5 hours of Mars and its moons on Nov. 4, 2005
2005 Images
South is up unless otherwise noted
Mars on November 13, 2005 at 03:32 UT
19.43 arcseconds in diameter, central meridian 149.85°
Celestron C11 @ f/54, RGB result using a ToUcam 840 with color CCD
Mars on October 22, 2005 at 05:20 UT
19.93 arcseconds in diameter, central meridian 009.82°
Celestron C11 @ f/54, RGB result using a ToUcam 840 with color CCD
The yellowish feature towards the upper right is a dust storm that originated in Chryse a few days before. Chryse is the bright region to the lower right, and if you look closely you can see relatively thin lines of dust about that region. Also on the right side is a prominent dust line that runs roughly along the equator across Aurorea Sinus.
Click here for a rotation animation from 10-3-05
Mars on October 3, 2005 at 07:32 UT
18.09 arcseconds in diameter, central meridian 205.17°
Celestron C11 @ f/54, RGB result using a ToUcam 840 with color CCD
Mars on September 28, 2005 at 07:07 UT
17.46 arcseconds in diameter, central meridian 252.03°
Celestron C11 @ f/42, (N-IR)RGB result using a ToUcam 840 with color CCD
Baader Near-IR 670nm pass filter, Baader IR/UV blocking filter
Mars on September 13, 2005 at 10:10 UT
15.56 arcseconds in diameter, central meridian 75.37°
Celestron C11 @ f/54, (N-IR)RGB result using a ToUcam 840 with color CCD
Baader Near-IR 670nm pass filter, Baader IR/UV blocking filter