Rob Tilsley: "Also took a look at Mars. Trie…" - Mastodon

Rob Tilsley @stargazerrob

Last night's view of Jupiter

Telescopic view, the planet is centred and appears on a featureless black background. The light, which 'belts', red zones, and mottled polar regions can be made out clearly. The North Equatorial belt appears as a deeper, more ruddy hue than the Southern. The light 'zone' south of the South Equatorial belt has a horizontal line of cloud that stars in the middle of the disk, and continues around to the west. There are some small bright spots in the northern hemisphere (storms I think), and the Southern Equatorial Belt looks turbulent with wavy pattern embedded in it (this is in contrast to the smoother looking Northern belt).

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Rob Tilsley @stargazerrob@mastodon.online

Also took a look at Mars. Tried to figure some of the albedo features, do put me right if I got any wrong!

Telescopic view, Mars is centred on a black background appearing as a large disc. The north pole is bright white, surrounded by a dark area (Mare Boreum). The north east limb of the disk also appears hazy with a dark area jutting out (Propontis). The main face of the planet is rather featureless consisting of a blank orangey area which is Amazonis Planitia, Arcadia Planitia and surrounding regions. The southern cap appears to also have a slight white-ish haze too. North of the south pole haze is a long dark wavy horizontal area - Mare Sirenum.

Same image as the first one, but with labels pointing to the features mentioned

Feb 01, 2025, 10:10 PM··Web

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