Mars

October/November 2005 opposition

Image: Mars 10/28/2005 by Patric Knoll

October 28 2005 - San Diego City Limits
10 inch LX200 @ f25 - ST5c - PlanetMaster
Planet apparent size much smaller than 2003 oppostion

Image: Mars 2005 by Patric Knoll

San Diego City Limits
10 inch LX200 @ f40 - ST5c - PlanetMaster
Televue 4x PowerMate

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Summer 2001 opposition

Image: Mars 2001 by Patric Knoll
br> San Diego City Limits
10 inch LX200 @ f/20 - St237 - CCDOps
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August 2003 opposition

Image: Mars 08/16/2003 by Patric Knoll
August 16th 2003 - 23:46 hours PDT - San Diego City Limits
10 inch LX200 @ f/20 - ST7E/CFW8 - PlanetMaster

Animation: Mars 08/19/2003 by Patric Knoll Image: Mars 08/19/2003 by Patric Knoll
August 19th 2003 - 23:15 hours PDT - San Diego City Limits
10 inch LX200 @ f/20 - ST7E/CFW8 - PlanetMaster
Very turbulent atmosphere - Mountain thunderstorms all day

Mars 08/27/2003 by Patric Knoll
August 27th 2003 - 02:51 hours PDT - San Diego City Limits
Mars closest approach to Earth at 09:51 Universal Time - 2x enlargement
Image: Mars 08/26/2003 by Patric Knoll Image: Mars 08/27/2003 by Patric Knoll
August 26/27th 2003 - San Diego City Limits
10 inch LX200 @ f/25 - ST7E/CFW8 - PlanetMaster
Image on left @ 08/26 11:32 PDT - right @ 08/27 02:51 PDT
Image: Mars 08/27/2003 Hubble/Knoll
August 27 image color adjusted to match Hubble's image
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