Sunday, 20 November 2022

It's Syrtis Major week.

Syrtis Major - 110mm reflector


Syrtis Major, one of my favourite features on Mars will be visible in the evenings of this coming week.

It can easily be seen in most modest telescopes. 

For example my old 4.5 inch reflector and 70mm refractor could both easily see it, albeit a small image.

I've made a chart of the times of possible viewing for the coming week.




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