Wednesday, October 12, 2005

More Sweet Planetary Views

I got out early again (6am). Skies were remarkably... and unexpectedly steady. I pushed Mars up to 375x... where views were mostly soft... then dropped back to 257x where they were mostly rock steady. I enjoyed viewing one of the major land masses... and some bluing near the north pole. The bluing is caused by icy clouds converging on the north pole at the onset of winter.
After enjoying some sweet views of the planet Mars, I spun the scope towards the south... and snagged some sweet views of the ringed planet, Saturn.
Tomorrow mornings forecast is calling for even better conditions.... lets hope so!

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