Observation by Duncan Hale-Sutton: Mars last night (1st March)

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Duncan Hale-Sutton

Observer

Duncan Hale-Sutton

Observed

2025 Mar 01 - 20:13

Uploaded

2025 Mar 02 - 17:20

Objects

Mars

Equipment

Orion OMC 140 Maksutov Cassegrain
9mm orthoscopic eyepiece
Star diagonal
HEQ5 mount

Location

Neatishead, Norfolk

Target name

Mars

Title

Mars last night (1st March)

About this image

Another Mars drawing made at the telescope. Start 20:04, end 20:21. Seeing AII. Mars was at an altitude of 63 degrees in the south. There was a lot of thin cloud and haze. 222x. BAA Handbook. V -0.3, diam. 10.9", phase 0.937. S&T Mars profiler. PA of North Pole 343 degrees, CM 220 degrees. Drawing made at the telescope with coloured pencil. North is at the 2 o'clock position, East is at 5 o'clock (east on the sky that is).

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20250302_170111.jpg (1.2 MB)

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