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I had a look at Mars with my 8" and Pentax 7mm on Saturday morning. Seeing was ordinary, and I had to wait for belts of fog to pass through my observing position..... Mars was about 30° from zenith.
On occasion, reasonable seeing occurred for a couple of seconds. Ice cap and dark bits were quite obvious, all against that red background. I was pretty chuffed with the result, considering a lot of opinion that not much would be seen! I spent about an hour taking it all in.
Set your alarm for 3.00am and hope for clear skies!! It is certainly worth the effort.
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