From Nicolas BIVER
@.
. . . .To F
MELILLO
I did not observe Mars on the 24th but on
the 19th and 27th (this morning). The seeing was not great (from France, near
Paris, Mars is quite low), and I did not notice a prominent SPH, although it
could have been slightly noticed this morning. Actually the brightest South
features were the whitish Argyre on the 17th and 19th
(cf.
http://wwwusr.obspm.fr/biver/planetnews.html#mars
and
http://wwwusr.obspm.fr/biver/images/mars130200-190301.gif
)
and
Hellas this morning (27th). The North Polar Cap, or Hood is a bit lighter in any
case but not very obvious.
Clear
(steady!) Skies,
!!
DO NOT USE
(NO
MORE E-MAILING ON THIS COMPUTER)!!
(27
March 2001 email)
Nicolas BIVER (Meudon,France)
