Bobby

I think your planetary shots are great. I'm amazed you got anything in
this cloudy and damp spring and early summer we have had in North Texas.
The pics demonstrate graphically the great advantage of having an
observatory set up in your own yard. I have to drive 100 miles out of
Dallas to dark skies in Okla. :-(

Andy

Bobby Middleton wrote:
>
> Hi Mapugers;
> After a not-so-great spring's seeing I have posted my
> Mars photographs at the URL below:
> http://www.koyote.com/users/bobm/planet.htm
>
> They're not as good as I had hoped to get, but with Mars going away fast
> they are probably as good as I am going to get this opposition.
> The next 2 oppositions give one something to look forward to as
> Mars goes to 20' in early summer 2001 and 25' in sept 2003.
> The 2003 opposition will be the closest in 17 years. Mars only made
> 16.2' at its best this time.
>
> Bobby Middleton
>
> http://www.koyote.com/users/bobm/astro1.htm

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