Dean, Martian information for you and Leslee;
THE ANGRY RED PLANET DEPARTMENT -
Martian Flares Sighted - Rick Fienberg - Sky & Telescope
In the latest issue of Sky & Telescope (pages 115 to 123), Thomas Dobbins
and William Sheehan discussed rare historical observations of bright,
star-like flares from certain regions on the planet Mars. They suggested
that the flares might be caused by specular reflections of sunlight off
water-ice crystals in surface frosts or atmospheric clouds, specifically
at times when the sub-Sun and sub-Earth points were nearly coincident and
near the planet's central meridian (the imaginary line running down the
center of the visible disk from pole to pole).
Based on their analysis, Dobbins and Sheehan predicted that flares like
those last reported in 1958 might erupt this week in Edom Promontorium,
near the Martian equator at longitude 345 degrees. Dobbins organized an
expedition to the Florida Keys, where Mars would ride high in the south
under exceptionally steady skies. Expedition members observed the planet
using a variety of telescopes nightly beginning June 3rd. No flares were
seen for several nights. But on June 7th, beginning around 06:40 UT (2:40
Eastern daylight time), about 80 minutes before Edom crossed the central
meridian, the team observed a series of brightenings. Each lasted perhaps
3 to 5 seconds; they occurred sporadically over the next 90 minutes or so,
until clouds ended the observations.
At times Edom appeared to pulse with a period of 10 to 15 seconds for a
minute or two. The flares were seen visually at about 300 power through
two homemade 6-inch (15-centimeter) Newtonian reflectors (one f/6, the
other f/8) by Dobbins, Donald Parker, Gary Seronik, Rick Fienberg, and
David Moore and were recorded on video at 1,400 power through a Meade
12-inch (30-cm) Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope by Parker and Tippy D'Auria.
Visually,the flares seemed to cut the dark linear feature Sinus Sabaeus
nearly in two.
Mars observers in North America, especially the western half, are
encouraged to observe the planet visually and to record it on video over
the next two or three nights, when conditions will continue to favor
flares in Edom. Observing reports -- including your location, Universal
date and time, telescope/equipment description, sky conditions, and any
other relevant details -- should be sent to the Mars sections of the
Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers
(http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/alpo/) and British Astronomical Association
(http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~baa/jupiter/index.html),
as well as the International Mars Watch
(http://elvis.rowan.edu/marswatch).
Source: Mitch Battros Producer - Earth Changes TV
http://www.earthchangesTV.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dean De Lucia" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 8:19 PM
Subject: [allplanets-hollow] Percival Lowell's Globe
Members,
Here is a flat picture of Percival Lowell's own Mars globe. The man was
no
fool, and he had a tremendous telescope to work with. The canal's exist.
Further evidence in the form of comment's by Daniel Ross ( posted before )
http://skywebsite.com/hollow/realmarshollowmars/id13.html
Dharma/Dean
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