The Martian Chronicle

****************************************************************************** * T h e M a r t i a n C h r o n i c l e * * October 1990 No. 5 * ****************************************************************************** The electronic newsletter by the International Mars Patrol (I.M.P.), an observing program of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (A.L.P.O.) Edited by: J.D. Beish ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ************************** MARS OBSERVER'S HANDBOOK ************************** * * * Now available from the Astronomical League is the Mars Observer's Handbook * * by J...

****************************************************************************** T h e M a r t i a n C h r o n i c l e August 1990 No. 4 ****************************************************************************** The electronic newsletter by the International Mars Patrol (I.M.P.), an observing program of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (A.L.P.O.) Edited by: J.D. Beish ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is Mars' South Polar Missing? Several observers have reported the disappearance of the Martian south polar cap (SPC). Because southern summer began on July 30th. the SPC was in ...

**************************************************************************** T h e M a r t i a n C h r o n i c l e July 1990 No. 3 **************************************************************************** The electronic newsletter by the International Mars Patrol (IMP), an observing program of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) Edited by: J.D. Beish ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE 1988 APPARITION OF MARS By the end of June 1989, the ALPO Mars Section had received more than 1,000 letters and cards from interested amateur and professional astronomers located in 42 for...

****************************************************************************** T h e M a r t i a n C h r o n i c l e April 1990 No. 2 ****************************************************************************** The electronic newsletter by the International Mars Patrol (I.M.P.), an observing program of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (A.L.P.O.) Edited by: J.D. Beish ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ INTRODUCTION The International Mars Patrol (IMP) is a cooperative program by planetary observers located around the Earth, that makes possible a 24-hour surveillance of all Marti...

T H E M A R T I A N C H R O N I C L E March 1990 (Edited by J.D. Beish for ASTROFORUM) No. 1 Mars is back! Throughout 1990 the Red Planet will become more prominent in the morning sky until it reaches opposition on November 27. Although Mars' apparent diameter will not be as great as it was in 1988, it will still be a most respectable 18.1 arc-seconds, permitting high resolution photography and quality visual observations of surface features, clouds, and the South Polar Cap (SPC). The planet will be very favorably placed in the sky for northern hemisphere observers, remaining north of the celestial equator between mid-June, 1990 and Sept...