Year: 
2003

Mars sketch by Geoff Gaherty.

Date 2003-07-05
Time (UT) 08:25 - 09:25
CM 224-238°
Telescope 28cm f/4.1 reflector @ 300x w/bino-viewer
Filters none
Seeing 7/10
Transparency 3/6, hazy
Notes Experimented with new 25 & 47 filters, but found them too dense in poor transparency. Best views were with 21. Dust storm in N. Hellas maybe visible as brighter orange shading. I had a visit from 3 baby skunks.
Mars 20030705-0903 UT