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 were to take a gander at the Red Planet. We’z asa close to it aza we gonna get for a whilz.
Here’s what I most definitely did NOT see (nor would I have if it had been clear last night):
Image Credit: HubbleSite.org
They pointed the HST toward Mars on December 17th to get the above image. Tom’s Astronomy Blog has a great post about it so I won’t elaborate here.
Enjoy the show, Mars’ll still be looking great all through the holidays…
Cloud image credit: Monster
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2 opinions for Sumbitchin’ Clouds
Dave
Dec 20, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Tony,
Here in Central Texas, crystal clear skies… and Mars so bright! I swear it’s brighter than in 2002.. But my ’scope is in storage…
Dave
Tony
Dec 21, 2007 at 8:34 am
Storage?! Oh Dave, you gotta get that thing out and start looking at Mars! You’ll be really glad you did, I’m tellin’ ya…
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