Observations by Month: October
Location: Guelph, Ontario
UT Date: 2OCT2005
UT Time: 4:07-4:24
Telescope: StellarVue 80/9D
Magnification: 180-200x
Filter: #23A light red, #12 yellow, #11 green/yellow, #80 blue
Seeing: 7/10
Transparency: 4
Some indication of the Tharsis cloud is visible on close inspection, actually observed visually as a bright area.
Observer: Harry Pulley
Location: Guelph, Ontario
UT Date: 5OCT2005
UT Time: 4:45-5:16
Telescope: StellarVue 80/9D
Magnification: 180-200x
Filter: #23A light red, #15 yellow, #80 blue
Seeing: 8/10
Transparency: 2
Notes: yellow clouds around NPH and at the middle of both limbs.
Observer: Harry Pulley
Location: Flamborough, Ontario, Leslie V. Powis Observatory (Hamilton Centre)
UT Date: 6OCT2005
UT Time: 9:45-9:55
Telescope: Vixen 200mm f/9
Magnification: 180-480x
Filter: #23A light red, #15 yellow
Seeing: 5/10
Transparency: 5
Notes: bright clouds in #15 yellow seen around NPH and in the north
Observer: Harry Pulley
Location: Guelph, Ontario
UT Date: 9OCT2005
UT Time: 11:12-11:55
Telescope: StellarVue 80/9D
Magnification: 180x
Filter: #21 orange, #15 yellow, #80 blue, #56 green, #82A blue
Seeing: 7/10
Transparency: morning twilight
Notes: clouds around NPH, limb arc around morning limb.
Tharsis clouds persist.
Intes/Orion 150mm Maksutov-Newtonian using a binoviewer at 180-250x.
CM = 101 to 116 degrees.
October 12, 2005 between 5:30 and 6:30 UTC
Again it was hazy with poor transparency 3/6 but the seeing was quite good with an 8/10 rating
Gerry Smerchanski
Teulon, in Manitoba's Interlake region between Lakes Manitoba and Winnipeg.
Lat. 50.386 N Long. 97.25 W
Observer: Harry Pulley
Location: Guelph, Ontario
UT Date: 15OCT2005
UT Time: 11:26-11:32
Telescope: StellarVue 80/9D
Magnification: 150x
Filter: #80 blue
Seeing: 3/10
Transparency: morning
Notes: blue clouds around NPH and at the middle of both limbs.
Marginal transparency but yellow cloud very bright in #21 filter, clouds seem to be following canyons leading into Coprates Chasma.
Observer: Harry Pulley
Location: Guelph, Ontario
UT Date: 20OCT2005
UT Time: 4:51-4:58
Telescope: StellarVue 80/9D
Magnification: 187-300x
Filter: #23A light red
Seeing: 7/10
Transparency: 2
Notes: bright area in north polar region, bright areas at centre and edge of disk.
Intes/Orion 150mm Maksutov-Newtonian using a binoviewer at 180-250x.
CM = 23 degrees.
October 20, 2005 between 5:00 and 6:00 UTC
Seeing was 7/10 Transparency was 4/6
Gerry Smerchanski
Teulon, in Manitoba's Interlake region between Lakes Manitoba and Winnipeg.
Lat. 50.386 N Long. 97.25 W
Observer: Harry Pulley
Location: Guelph, Ontario
UT Date: 21OCT2005
UT Time: 3:33-3:47
Telescope: StellarVue 80/9D
Magnification: 187x
Filter: #8 yellow
Seeing: 4/10
Transparency: 1
Notes: bright Hellas and dark Syrtis Major just leaving the disc and bright area in north polar region.
Observer: Harry Pulley
Location: Guelph, Ontario
UT Date: 21OCT2005
UT Time: 5:51-5:58
Telescope: StellarVue 80/9D
Magnification: 187x
Filter: #23A light red
Seeing: 5/10
Transparency: 3
Notes: bright area in north polar region.
Observer: Michael Boschat
Instrument: 11cm f/10 refractor
Magnification: 112x to 209x
Filters: #21 orange
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: October 21/22
Time: 0005 to 0030 UT
Seeing conditions: Ant.= II
Mars CM @ 0025 UT = 298.11
Syrtis Major was the notable feature with it's north part looking darker than the rest of it. Sinus Meridiandi was near the eastern limb. Hellas appeared as 3 dusky looking arcs.
Preliminary image from Oct 22, Space Hut Observatory
CM = 5 degrees, Phase = 98%, Diameter = 19.9"
-12" LX200 @f/20
-3Com Homeconnect Webcam
-262 frames stacked with Registax
-Some tweaking in Photoshop
October 21st at 11:00PM...0500UT October 22nd.
Observer: Harry Pulley
Location: Guelph, Ontario
UT Date: 28OCT2005
UT Time: 3:04 to 3:26
Telescope: StellarVue 80/9D
Magnification: 150-300x
Filter: #21 orange, #56 light green
Seeing: 3/10
Transparency: 4
Notes: bright Hellas and dark Syrtis Major, bright green area in the north and bright region left of Syrtis Major
Observer: Harry Pulley
Location: Guelph, Ontario
UT Date: 29OCT2005
UT Time: 7:00
Telescope: StellarVue 80/9D, Vixen VC200L
Magnification: 150-360x
Filter: #23A light red, #25A red, #56 light green, #15 yellow
Seeing: 7/10
Transparency: 4
Notes: Done from memory as pencil ran out of lead and very cold night for pen.
Note bright region, dust suspected east of Sinus Sabaeus
Observer: Michael Boschat
Instrument: 11cm f/10 refractor
Filters: #21 orange
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: October 30/31, 2005
Time:2345 to 2350 UT
Seeing conditions: Ant.= I
Mars CM at 2346 UT = 209.38
Mare Chromium appeared as a small dark area to the south below Mare Sirenum. Mare Tyrrhenium and Triton Sinus appereared near the east looking like a "fish mouth" feature. The dusky are above Mare Chromium was the area of Electris.
Summary:
October began with a great increase in disk diameter to maximum of 20.2”, many orographic and frost clouds were seen, particularly in the Tharsis volcanic province, the North polar Hood remained large and very blue at times with brilliant white spots appearing from time to time. This month began notable dust activity just past mid-month with two storms appearing in the Chryse region, with the 2nd expanding northward. This storm continues to expand through the Eos-Coprates canyon complexes, covering Solis lacus and moving westward into Argyre I and beginning to extend south towards Meridiani. Sharp detail of Sabeus Sinus and some of the best ever views of this region were obtained after Oct 20th. Pandorae Fretum appears excessively dark this time, much darker than in 2003.
Oct 25th…dust appears to be moving over Mare Australe and funneling down in to the Hellas basin, Hellespontus Montes appears sharper and delineated against the dusty background, dust also moving into Margaritifer Sinus and renewed activity in Chryse.
Oct 31st… Mars remains dusty with renewed activity in Sinus Meridiani, contrast very good at times with Mare Tyrrhenum and Syrtis Major appearing a greenish color. Great views even in less than ideal seeing during closest approach, Oct 28 through 30th.
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