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Thanks so much for posting this. Last night, I was looking at Mars with my 6 inch Dob and I could see a dark blob on the upper left. While I was watching it, I saw a white dot appear on the upper left of the dark blob.
Intermittently, I could notice a small crescent on the bottom right.
All of these details went in and out of focus, but I was watching it for 20 minutes or so, and the features were consistently in the same positions.
I tried using filters, but I found that I got more contrast with no filters.
I was worried that the dark patch may have been a trick of my eyes.
The moment I saw your photograph, it was exactly what I had seen. I knew I had really seen the surface features on Mars for the first time.
Now I want to make a Schupmann for the next return of Mars.
Thankyou.
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