Mars Images — MarsWatch 2005

Wednesday, 01st of March 2006

Here some images from March 1st. Good seeing. Note the brilliant cloud 
over Argyre in Blue. Also Ascraeus Mons dark in Blue and Red.  NPC is visible.
 
Damian

Thursday, 02nd of March 2006

Here are some images from March 2nd. Good seeing. The bright cloud over 
Argyre remians prominent. The NPC is shining brilliantly.
 
Damian

Friday, 03rd of March 2006

Here are images from March 3rd. Very good seeing. The bright cloud in 
Argyre persists, while the NPC is brilliant.
 
Damian

Saturday, 04th of March 2006

Here is the last set of images from the recent spell of good weather. 
Good seeing again. Note the thick SPH has merged with the Argyre cloud. 
Mist over Chryse. Brilliant NPC.
 
Also note the small condensation (cloud?) over Nilokeras.
 
Damian

Sunday, 05th of March 2006

Tuesday, 07th of March 2006

Wednesday, 08th of March 2006

Saturday, 11th of March 2006

Monday, 13th of March 2006

Here is an image from this evening. Weather has been poor in the evenings 
recently, and it didnt clear this evening until Mars was 3hrs past the 
meridian. Only a red image was obtained due to worsening conditions. Seeing 
was poor.
 
All looks normal at this longitude. The NPC is clearly seen.
 
Damian

Tuesday, 14th of March 2006

Wednesday, 15th of March 2006

Here are some images from March 15th. Very good seeing. A misty Hellas and
brilliant NPC can be nicely seen. Deucalionis Regio looks quite bright.
 
Damian

Thursday, 16th of March 2006

Friday, 17th of March 2006

Saturday, 18th of March 2006

Here are some images from this evening. Rapidly deteriorating seeing, with 
gusty winds. Little change from the 15th.
 
Damian

Monday, 20th of March 2006

Wednesday, 22nd of March 2006

Here are some Mars images from the 22nd. Seeing was very good at times. 
The Elysium hemisphere was well placed. Some mist over Syrtis Major and 
Ausonia.  Elysium itself is mist free. The NPC is brilliant bordered by 
the albedo markings of Lemuria (this was well seen visually also.)
 
Damian

Thursday, 23rd of March 2006

Friday, 24th of March 2006

Saturday, 25th of March 2006

Sunday, 26th of March 2006

Monday, 27th of March 2006

I made an observation of Mars on March 27, 2006 (00:40 and 01:00 U.T.) 
under good seeing (6-7/10) seeing conditions. Although subtending an 
apparent diameter of only 5.9 arc-seconds I was able to make some detail 
over the Martian surface and atmosphere. I welcome any comments that you 
may have on my observation.

Date (U.T.): March 27, 2006
Time (U.T.): 00:40 (left image) and 01:00 (right image)
CM: 290.2 (left image) and 295.1 (right image)
Ls: 30.7 (Mid-Northern Spring/Southern Autumn)
De: -2.9, Ds: 12.4, p: 0.90, Dia: 5.9"
Instrument: 9-inch (23-cm) F/13.5 Maksutov-Cassegrain	
Magnification: 271x
Filter: Klee OPS Barlow
Seeing (1-10): 6-7, Antoniadi (I-V) II
Transparency (1-6): 5

Notes:
00:40 U.T. (Left image, CM 290.2, Klee OPS Barlow): Syrtis Major (3-4/10) 
and Iapygia Viridis (4/10) were visible on the CM. Mare Tyrrhenum (3-4/10) 
and Syrtis Minor (4/10) were noted towards the preceding limb. Hellas 
appeared as a shaded to bright (6-7/10), oval feature preceding the CM 
towards the south-preceding limb. Hellespontus (3-4/10) and Pandorae 
Fretum (4/10) were visible towards the south-following limb. Sabaeus 
Sinus (3-4/10) was visible towards the following limb. The North Polar 
Cap (NPC) was brilliant (10/10) and visible over the northern limb.

01:00 U.T. (Right image, CM 295.1, W38A): Bright to extremely bright 
(7-8/10) aerosols (clouds?) were visible over Hellas and the preceding 
limb. The northern, morning (following), southern, and evening (preceding) 
limbs appeared extremely bright (9/10). The NPC was brilliant (10/10) 
over the northern limb.

Carlos E. Hernandez

Tuesday, 28th of March 2006

Thursday, 30th of March 2006

Friday, 31st of March 2006

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