Mars, 11-14-07
By Wade V. Corbei
Well I’ll be dipped….I finally had clear enough seeing conditions AND pumped up the power and actually was able to see some detail on the red planet!!! I was tickled to death!
I don’t have any filters at the moment, so through the EP the color seemed a yellowish-creamy-orange. I tried to replicated the color as close as I could. It may not be exact, but I wanted to be careful as not too add a false red/orange color that differed from what I actually observed in the EP.
The black markings (plains?) were quite distinct although a little muted.
My first Mars of any sort.
Beautiful sketch, Wade. I really appreciate the care you took with color, and in maintaining the subtle appearance of the albedo features.