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Mars Opposition Blog 20 November 2022

We are now just a short time before opposition. First I want to draw your attention to the occultation of

A further small outburst of about 1.1 mag amplitude occurred on Nov 18.26, first detected by JF Soulier. Confirmed using

A new outburst event has been detected – the 10th this apparition, of which we have now completed one-third. Although

This update covers the period immediately following the recent large regional dust storm, and is complete up till about October

A further 2.0-m image today has confirmed a further small brightening in what appears to be a second mini-outburst of

We are fortunate to have managed a single 60-sec exposure on the 2.0-m Faulkes North today that has revealed the

Photometric observations are shown plotted below. The Rc magnitudes have been corrected to the standard photometric aperture radius of 5.7

A slow fade has set in. Thanks to Faulkes Telescope Project time, 12 x 60s exposures were obtained showing the

This account, intended to describe the large regional dust storm, covers the period Sep 21 to Oct 3, and slightly

Denis Buczynski has discovered a medium-strong outburst that probably occurred on October 12. Confirmed by Nick James. Image from a