Yes, it's quite low at that time as Piers said - best to look at about
midnight or later. It's really unmissable when it's up - brighter than
the brightest stars and distinctly red. I think it's highest at about
2am or thereabouts, when for those of us around 50N it will be about 30
degrees above the horizon.
Actually in my first mail I was a tiny bit too pessimistic - Mars is
actually 25 arcseconds in size (can't remember where I got the lower
figure I quoted from). So that's as big as a pound coin at only 200m
distance, and to get an image 1mm across on film you could get away with
a focal length of only 9,000mm! Still a bit beyond the reach of the OM
system unfortunately.
Roger
Thomas Haegin wrote:
If I wanted to see Mars tonight, say at 10pm London
time (11pm here), in which direction do I have to look
for it? How high or low above the horizon should Mars
be?
Thanks for a your helpful guidance.
Thomas
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