Mars is a wonderful object to view. Unfortunately, it's not been too good
for us this year...particularly if you view from a high Lat like me. For
us, you need an unusual combination of crystal clear and very steady
atmosphere...or, wait until 2003.

Al
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 1:08 PM
Subject: Re: [M]: Mars


> Hi, I live near cleveland. About 41 Deg. N. Lat. I have an 8" LX200 with a
televue diagonal, used a 8.8 Meade UW eyepiece on the same night. Same
results as you. My scope is well collimated and despite all that, Mars was
still very tough to see. I just think Mars really sucks for viewing. I don't
think anyone with average equip. or location, could really see much detail
on the 4th rock. It's not your equipment, or sky, although a little higher
in the southern sky would probably help a little. Dave
> >
> > Do I have bad optics or bad viewing (I sure hope it's the latter)??? Is
> > there anyone in the Dayton Ohio area that has gotten any good views of
Mars
> > lately. I was out last night (Thursday) with not a cloud in the sky.
> > However, all I could see of Mars (which was about 22 above the horizon)
was
> > a bright disk that appeared to have secondary images dancing around it.
I
> > have a 10" LX200 (about 6 mo old) and was using my 12mm Nagler IV with a
> > TeleVue Big Barlow (2X). I have yet to see Mars with any detail and was
> > just wondering if my location really sucks that bad!
> >
> > On the plus side, I just installed the EZ Focus Kit from Pete Peterson
and
> > tried it out last night. The kit has VERY good instructions and was VERY
> > easy to install. My focuser now turns effortlessly with almost no
movement
> > of the mirror when changing focus direction. It is a great improvement
over
> > the original design.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> >
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