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Archive for the ‘mars’ Category

December 19th, 2007

Sumbitchin’ Clouds

Man, it’s cloudy in Illinois. I’ve seen the sun about twice in the two weeks I’ve been here. Today there is a nice, clear sky, so I may try and see Mars this evening.
Times like this make me miss Colorado…
I hope many of you got the opportunity to go out where you […]

By Tony -- 2 comments

December 18th, 2007

Mars Opposition is Tonight

Get out your scopes, binoculars or anything with a lens in it and take it outside tonight for one of the best views of Mars you’re going to get for a while.
Right now, we are very close to Mars in our orbit:

Image Credit: John Walker’s Solar System Live
So get out there if it’s clear […]

By Tony -- 0 comments

September 30th, 2007

The DMK 21AF04.AS: A Great Planetary Imager

Or at least I think it will be, I just ordered one so it better be a good one.
Based on last month’s Sky and Telescope review of the DMK 21AF04.AS…
Ok, let me pause a minute and offer that these guys please hire a marketing person to name their products. How the hell am I […]

By Tony -- 1 comment

September 29th, 2007

Mars is Approaching Opposition

I know I’m a little early, but Mars is approaching opposition and will give us some of the best views of the planet we’re going to see for a while, and I want you guys ready.
Mars and Earth will be at their closest on December 18th, so we’ve got a while, but every day until […]

By Tony -- 3 comments

April 13th, 2007

The Face on Mars: New Hires Image Shows It’s Just a Hill

Sorry guys, it’s just a mountain, or hill (since I live in Colorado anything less than 14,000 feet is a hill). Earlier this week the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter team released this image of the Cydonia region of Mars.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
This image was taken on April 5th, 2007.
The camera that took this […]

By Tony -- 2 comments

February 13th, 2007

Springtime on Mars

I was just thinking as I am sitting here freezing my buttocks off here in Colorado: “What’s Mars like this time of year?”
Thanks to YouTube I have an answer:

You really need to watch this several times to catch everything. Funny, funny stuff!

Technorati Tags: astronomy video, mars

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January 6th, 2007

The Face on Mars (Isn’t)

One of the things I like to do is make astronomy videos and I’ve been doing this for a while now on my website DeepAstronomy.com. I just finished one that discusses the Face on Mars, not because it’s controversial, it isn’t anymore - it’s been pretty well established that the face is just a […]

By Tony -- 2 comments

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