The sky was still not ideal, with a Full Moon. And with Mars almost due above, I had difficulty manually nudging the telescope. The focus wasn’t quite right. Despite all this, one set of my Mars videos was passable.
Tag: Mars
My First Mars of the 2022 Season
The Mars opposition is days away, and though I have been watching the planet night and morning, this was may first take at it in over two years.
Mars Opposition Eve
Preparation, prior session notes, favorable whether, and a little luck all contributed to what I believe is my best Mars capture yet.
First Look at Mars in 2020
Consider this a trial run for Mars’s opposition next week.
Early Riser, Moon and Mars, June 2020
This was the closest I’ve seen a planet to the Moon in the few years of this blog.
Forgotten Mars
Mars may be gone for now, but it is not forgotten to me.
Thanking the Planets for Scientific Advancement
If it were not for the planets, where would civilization be today? For one, I doubt I would have this computer, and the electricity to power it.
Finding Mercury and Mars in the Sky
I have now learned how high Mercury can truly be.
Searching for Uranus, with Torcularis Septentrionalis
Last weekend I went on an extreme hunt (from the safety of my driveway) to find the normally-shy seventh planet, Uranus.
Searching for Uranus
My explanation for how I tried to find the planet Uranus is the post-Dusk sky.