Planet Mars 2003


Whether good or poor visibility, here are the further observations of the Mars opposition 2003. Photographs of 3.8.03 up to now.
Because Mars turns in comparison to the earth about 41 minutes longer around its own axis it comes to a small resetting which you can recognized by the variable surface details. *Original photographs (Siberia 150 mm) and the respective simulation* *24.8.03*; 3:06 Germerswang! Visual diameter of 25.0 "!
*3.8.03;* 3:00 o'clock: Germerswang, jerky atmosphere	10.8.03; 5:30 Uhr!

Baader observatory
4:45h, 10"Maksutov, 12m focal, apprx. 600 from 2000 pictures selected and summed up moderately, nevertheless to nearly 0.5" dissolution. Right beside it simulator picture for approximately this time. (Riesch, Rietze, Baader) Stop, and here the most important picture My first attempt to 18.7.03, 4,00 (surface details are not to be recognized at all!!)
*For the following support I thank to,* the family Stangl (Germerswang) who made in their roomy hew-store a location possible ( nice atmosphere inside it! ) for me. Thanks to Claus Peter Weber for borrowing me his laptop. (respect!).
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