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Mars Opposition Blog 2026 September 7

On Sep 7, Ls reached 349o; late winter in the northern hemisphere. A large polar hood continues to cover the

No further information has come to light about the dust storm reported last time, but there has been further dust

A number of observers have now joined in, making a total of seven. A list of them will become available

Welcome to the 2026-27 BAA Mars blog. We shall be covering the observational work of our members right up to

2025 September 1 The closing chapter in the 2024-25 apparition has been the anticipated appearance of the northern cyclonic clouds

2025 July 1st To view Mars now from the UK at a reasonable altitude now, it must be located before

1st June 2025 The planet is now remote, well under 6 arcseconds in diameter, and observable only in the evening

1st May 2025 A short update this time. The tiny martian disk has now slipped below 7 arcseconds in diameter,

April 10th 2025 As Mars rapidly diminishes in size, I am starting with some earlier images by P.W.Maxson (USA) to

27th February 2025 This latest post offers a very incomplete summary of the main points of interest in the recent