With all the talk about the "closest approach" wednesday morning, the opposition seems almost forgotten. Well, yesterday afternoon was the opposition so I celebrated the event by doing some viewing last night and taking a picture when the large Mare Erythraeum was centered on the meridian.
The Sinus Sabaeus/Meridiani "claw" is coming in from the left, and Solis Lacus is at the right with a better showing of Tithonius Lacus below it. Mars had a "silver lining" of limb haze reflections on both sides last night since the planet is right at opposition... a beautiful sight!
Near the bottom center is Niliacus Lacus with a nice showing of Nilokeras to it's right. Mare Acidalium is barely showing at the bottom center, covered by the hood forming over the north pole (which is out of sight at the bottom since it is turned away from us).
The Sinus Sabaeus/Meridiani "claw" is coming in from the left, and Solis Lacus is at the right with a better showing of Tithonius Lacus below it. Mars had a "silver lining" of limb haze reflections on both sides last night since the planet is right at opposition... a beautiful sight!
Near the bottom center is Niliacus Lacus with a nice showing of Nilokeras to it's right. Mare Acidalium is barely showing at the bottom center, covered by the hood forming over the north pole (which is out of sight at the bottom since it is turned away from us).
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