Mars Images — MarsWatch 2005

Images taken by James Hannon

Tuesday, 18th of October 2005

Obtained with a Unitron 4" F/15 refractor  (circa 1976)
Using a 2X Barlow

RGB Data:  Stack of 90 images in each channel
Time:  Centered on 02:15 ut
Date:  Oct. 18,2005
CM:  358
Camera:  Meade DSI Pro

Note:  Image taken under very difficult conditions. 
All data was obtained through high thin clouds.

James Hannon
Thomaston, Conn.

Monday, 31st of October 2005

Taken with a 16" f/4.5 Newt. using a 2x Barlow.
Camera Meade DSI Pro.

Date Oct. 31, 2005
Time: Centered on 01:51 UT
CM 239
Stack of 281 images in RGB

Taken with a 16" f/4.5 Newt. using a 2x Barlow.
Camera Meade DSI Pro.

Date Oct. 31, 2005
Time: Centered on 04:15 UT
CM 274
Stack of 576 images in RGB

Taken with a 16" f/4.5 Newt. using a 2x Barlow.
Camera Meade DSI Pro.

Date Oct. 31, 2005
Time: Centered on 06:26 UT
CM 309
Stack of 573 images in RGB

Thursday, 03rd of November 2005

Sunday, 06th of November 2005

Tuesday, 08th of November 2005

Mars Image:
Nov 8, 2005 01:11 UT
CM 159
16" f/4.5 newt. (2) 2X barlows stacked
Conditions: Poor with some clouds.
Camera:  Meade DSI Pro
Stack of 210 images in RGB
Note:  Image appears "soft" compared to image set
taken on Nov. 6, 2005 near the same CM.  Bad seeing
conditions or dust?

James Hannon
Thomaston, CT

Friday, 11th of November 2005

Attached Mars images obtained under difficult
conditions.  Seeing was fair but images had to be
taken during periods of breaks in the clouds.  A
complete cloud cover prevented getting images as Mars
got higher in the sky.

James Hannon
Thomaston, Conn.

Sunday, 13th of November 2005

Image taken while Mars was only about 10 degrees above my local horizon.  
This was done to beat a thick deck of clouds rolling in for the rest of 
the night.  The image was actually taken thru some bare tree branches,
causing an unsharp image.  Even so it appears their is a brick red colored 
dust storm near Aurorae Sinus and Mare Erythraeum.  Higher resolution images 
should show if this is the case.

Image taken with a Meade DIS Pro Camera.
Stack of 300 images.

James Hannon
Thomaston Conn. 

Tuesday, 15th of November 2005

Mars Image from Nov. 15 2005
Camera Meade DSI Pro
Telescope: The 16: F/ 4.5 Newt was stropped down to 6"
and was working at f/24 using a 2X barlow.  The near
full moon very near Mars caused problems with
reflecting off the secondary.  I took a page from
Gerald North's Book "Observing the Moon" and used an
off-set 6" mask thus eliminating the secondary.  The
result was quiet good compared to some full aperture
images.  Their seems to be dust activity all around
Solis Lacus extending to Mare Erythraeum.  This area
appears brick red on my image.  South polar haze is
also evident as well as some limb haze.  Solis Lacus
is quiet dark.

Seeing:  Seeing was poor to fair at times.

James Hannon
Thomaston Conn.

Sunday, 20th of November 2005

Mars Images Obtained Nov. 20 2005
16" Newt. working at F/18
Meade DSI Pro Camera
North Polar hood noted in each image, Solis Lacus very
dark as well as the Aurorae Sinus area.  Some high
clouds degraded the green and blue channel in the
image centered on 01:35 UT.  Otherwise seeing fair.

James Hannon
Thomaston, Conn.

Saturday, 26th of November 2005

Mars Image:
Date: Nov. 26, 2005
16" Newt. working at F/22
Camera:  Meade DSI Pro
Image: Stack of 655 images in RGB
Time:  02:12 UT
CM 14.70
Strong Northern polar hood and mourning clouds
evident.
Seeing: Fair to Good

James Hannon
Thomaston, Conn.

Saturday, 03rd of December 2005

Sunday, 04th of December 2005

Wednesday, 07th of December 2005

Saturday, 17th of December 2005

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