From: Alan Friedman <alan@greatarrow.com>

Date: January 28, 2008 10:18:51 AM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Still chasing Mars!


Hi Jim -


I'm glad you found some open sky. The forecast for the jet stream looked quite good for midnight and I noticed a beautiful tight jet contrail over the entire sky in the late afternoon that looked promising. Here the sky clouded up just after sunset and never cleared.


best,

Alan



On Jan 28, 2008, at 11:45 AM, jimchung2338 wrote:

Yesterday night CSC predicted a small window of good seeing over Toronto around midnight
and for once it was close to being accurate. Seeing was the best it has been for the past 2
months and I was able to refine my collimation. The first Mars image was showing good
detail but about and hour later the temperatures dropped 5 degrees quickly and seeing
started going sour. This may be the best opportunity I have for this opposition.

Jim

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Astro_IIDC/files/Planetary/Jan27Mars.jpg