Attached is this morning's Mars sketch.
Solis Lacus & Tithonius Lacus straddled the CM. I am not quite sure of the geographic name, (Xanthe & Niliacus Lacus?), was prominent in the north believe NPR haze is still reducing in size. Limb haze looked very narrow this time around.
Brightening in the Martian plains seemed more apparent in Chryse and the sunrise portion of the Amazonis region.
Since Mars' apparent size is larger, it seems that I am now detecting a grainy texture on the planet's surface at moments of best seeing. This was noticeable in Argyre, Pyrhale Regio & just north of the Phaethontis region. Now I'll have to figure out a way to reproduce this in sketched observations.
Thanks, Sol Robbins
Solis Lacus & Tithonius Lacus straddled the CM. I am not quite sure of the geographic name, (Xanthe & Niliacus Lacus?), was prominent in the north believe NPR haze is still reducing in size. Limb haze looked very narrow this time around.
Brightening in the Martian plains seemed more apparent in Chryse and the sunrise portion of the Amazonis region.
Since Mars' apparent size is larger, it seems that I am now detecting a grainy texture on the planet's surface at moments of best seeing. This was noticeable in Argyre, Pyrhale Regio & just north of the Phaethontis region. Now I'll have to figure out a way to reproduce this in sketched observations.
Thanks, Sol Robbins
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