Tag Archives: Mars

“Sky at Night” on Mars from the BBC

Posted on February 28, 2021 by ST Editors

by Richard Sherman Late last year, I subscribed to the BBC’s Sky at Night magazine, which is available in the USA in both print and digital editions. There is a 2-for-1 sale ongoing now where you can get two years … Continue reading →

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Robert Vanderbei’s Mars Photo

Posted on November 1, 2020 by ST Editors

Bob Vanderbei is a professor in the Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering at Princeton University. He is an amazing astro-photographer and a club member.  His photo of Mars below taken at 3:15 a.m. on October 6 makes you … Continue reading →

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Mars Opposition Photos from the Past

Posted on November 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by John Church Left Picture: August 18, 1971         Right Picture: Oct. 11, 1973 Edmund 4-inch refractor            Hastings-Byrne 6¼ inch refractor Angular diameter 24.7 arcsec           Angular diameter 21.4 arcsec Central Meridian 10º              Central Meridian 328º                        Published in Sky & Telescope, March … Continue reading →

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Jupiter & Mars

Posted on February 2, 2018 by ST Editors

by John Giles I just happened to catch a SKY & TELESCOPE note on the Jupiter/Mars conjunction on January 6th and 7th. It sounded too good to pass up, so I set my alarm for 5:30 AM on the 7th … Continue reading →

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“The Martian” and Ernest Shackleton

Posted on January 26, 2016 by ST Editors

by Prasad S. Ganti “The Martian” is a science fiction book written by Andy Weir. It was made into a movie starring Matt Damon as a Mark Watney, an astronaut stranded on Mars who was certain to be the first … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Mangalyaan Team, Congratulations India!

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ST Editors

by Prasad Ganti  After a long journey of 300 days in the vacuum of space, Mangalyaan, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission was finally captured by the gravity of Mars. A nation heaved a sigh of relief, yours truly included. Congratulations followed … Continue reading →

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Snippets

Posted on October 4, 2014 by ST Editors

India’s Mars mission India has successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars on its first attempt. The Mangalyaan robotic probe arrived at the planet early on Wednesday following a 10-month journey from Earth. A 24-minute engine burn slowed the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity Mosaic by Ken Kremer Featured at APoD – May 7, 2014

Posted on May 31, 2014 by ST Editors

Congratulations to member Ken Kremer!  Another of his amazing Mars mosaics was selected for Astronomy Picture of the Day on May 7, 2014. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140507.html  

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Curiosity Discovers Hydrated Mineral Veins on Mars

Posted on January 28, 2013 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer, AAAP, Spaceflight Magazine & Universe Today NASA’s Curiosity rover hit the science jackpot by discovering widespread further evidence of multiple episodes of water flowing over Mars billions of years ago when the planet was warmer and … Continue reading →

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When I Worked on Mars

Posted on November 11, 2012 by ST Editors

by Arshad Jilani Canopus is a bluish-white star, about 300 light years away. This star, the second brightest in the sky after Sirius, became a major focus of my life, thirty-five years ago. In April, 1977, I moved from the … Continue reading →

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Barsoom

Posted on April 1, 2012 by ST Editors

Michael Wright The sci-fi movie John Carter is currently in theatres.  Based on the Edgar Rice Burrough’s novels inspired by Perceval Lowell’s Mars, the movie is about the exploits of a Virginia “gentleman” magically transported to Barsoom where he battles … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Begins Year Nine on Mars

Posted on March 6, 2012 by ST Editors

by Dr. Ken Kremer NASA’s resilient Opportunity robot has begun her ninth year roving around beautiful Earth-like Martian terrain where potentially life sustaining liquid water once flowed billions of years ago. Opportunity celebrated her eighth anniversary on the red planet … Continue reading →

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