Observing Mars in 2005
Mars will be in perihelic opposition again on November 7 when its disk diameter (just exceeding 20 arcseconds at closest
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Mars in 2002–03 – Fifth interim report
General At the 2003 October AGM, I gave an illustrated summary of the apparition now ending. The present brief report
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More spacecraft on MarsBeagle 2 landed in Isidis Planitia (telescopic Isidis Regio) on Christmas morning 2003. Earlier, the Director had
Read moreBAA Circular – 2003 December 13
Dust storm activity A significant dust storm has broken out on Mars. Dr Donald Parker (USA) writes of his CCD
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Mars in 2002–03 – Fourth interim report
General The Section’s web site was heavily visited for the weeks around opposition, with some 200 visitors per day. The
Read moreMars in 2002–03 – Colour CCD images
This is a selection from the many thousands of excellent CCD images received by the Mars Section during the current
Read moreMars in 2002–03 – Third interim report
This report, including a collage of colour CCD images, was published in the BAA Journal for 2003 October General During
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This report was published in the BAA Journal for 2003 August General Beagle 2 was successfully launched aboard Mars Express
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This report was published in the BAA Journal for 2003 June General The great perihelic opposition of 2003 has begun!
Read moreHellas dust storm alert
Mars has been experiencing a certain amount of dust storm activity recently. The small-scale activity observed up to June 30
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