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Oh 1499 is pretty cool.

Thanks for the update Mark. I did get a couple more panes done on NGC1499 over the last couple of nights. Not as cool as Mars but getting there. NGC1499

Looking at the stars I knew it was going to be a tougher night than last night and I was not disappointed. I started at 10 and observed Mars for two hours. This is exhausting work.10 was too early and

I can say it's a lot smaller. Hard to see.

Nice you got to see Jordan. I have followed him and occasionally wrote on Linkd in.

Some of you will remember Jordan Bramble. He joined BBAA as a teenager. In 2009 he earned second place in the Astronomical League's Young Astronomer Award for an asteroid search project he did with

Thanks Mark.

Don't wait! Mars takes many observing sessions to even get a decent night. If you do just one or two the odds are stacked against you. Mars really is a campaign, not a random observation. If you can

Roy try the Vernonscope 30 magenta. Much better than the "Mars" filters everyone sells. I can't help you with clouds except to suggest Zillo.

I've been studying my maps and my mars globe. ?I too have a mars filter I ordered after the last opposition that I haven't used yet.? I've been waiting for mars to be visible a little earlier in the

Oh good – my Mars filter has been collecting dust for two years. Oh wait – my cloud filter has still not arrived!

Great update Mark, thanks for sharing.

I left the Blackwell back yard around 9:45 after observing in 29 degree weather. I was quite comfortable as full weather gear was worn. Seeing was only a 7 or 8 but a lot of doubles were seen. Sissie

There's been pretty much a high cloud overcast up here for the last hour-plus (at least 85%) and I can see building mid-clouds to the SW associated with a weak shortwave. The conditions could improve

It had been raining all day and my equipment was over at Kent's shed so I had pretty much written off any observing. This was too bad as the red spot and a Europa shadow transit was taking place.

you summed it up nicely Roy

Yeah...I had a 10" dob too (loved it). Now a Seestar S50 which I love too...not quite as good as my more sophisticated scopes, but soooo easy! I can be set up in about 30 seconds...and then there's

Oh, man, is EVERYONE getting a SeeStar S50???? Even Stu Beaber??? I may have to break down and get one.? It used to be that the Orion 10-inch Dob was the customary scope we all had to get.? Now

Thanks, Mark, for the detailed explanation. George George Reynolds "Solar System Ambassador" for South Hampton Roads, VirginiaBack Bay Amateur Astronomers (BBAA)? http://www.backbayastro.org

Marvelous detail, Ian. In my scopes I only detect the edges – if have enough aperture to see it, then I don’t have a wide enough field to see it. Happy Thanksgiving!