Observing Notes

from the Tuckahoe Irregulars

Mars and Moon in the morning, July 17, 2003... Don Surles
I got up this morning to check out some new filters on our neighbor Mars and was shocked to see a bright moon where Mars should have been. I knew Mars and Luna would be close --but not this close. This is an image taken with a handheld Sony Mavica and my homemade 10" f-7.7 dob with the ugly mirror. Oh, the ugly mirror likes Mars...but I couldn't check out the filters.



Don...


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