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.
What I am really waiting for over the next year…
To have an opportunity to view a planet so near…well let’s just say it will be more spectacular than any eclipse!
The Planet Hunter: Mercury and Mars!
I have now learned how high Mercury can truly be.
The Planet Hunter, Episode II: Uranus and Torcularis Septentrionalis
Last weekend I went on an extreme hunt (from the safety of my driveway) to find the normally-shy seventh planet, Uranus.
The Planet Hunter: Uranus Edition
My explanation for how I tried to find the planet Uranus is the post-Dusk sky.