λ=275゚Ls, (ω=019°W, φ=21°S), δ=19.5", ι=29°
Note:
Seeing 4 out of 10, but moments of 6 and 7 out of 10. Pretty unstable
air. Warmer, no wind, very calm. Temps in the 60s. Mars was very close
to the Moon. Much detail seen in the moments of good seeing.
Most note
worthy is the brightness of Hellas on the preceding limb. Most of Hellas
was bright in both white and red (W25) light, but the southern section
of Hellas was also bright in blue (w47). Gotta suspect there might be
some dust stirring in the Hellas basin. South Polar Cap is small, with
little or no detail. It is now clearly detached from the southern-most
limb of the planet. A good amount of North Polar Hood, quite blue in
color. Follow limb was very clearly under phase. Mars is down to less
then 20 arcseconds.
43cm (f / 7.8) relector, 480x
Bowie, MD USA.