Astrokev Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Just curious - can anyone suggest or recommend a decent online map of Mars? I've searched but don't seem able to find anything half decent. Thanks in hope and anticipation! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyS Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Ade Ashford’s is what I use: https://britastro.org/node/23843 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul mc c Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 http://www.nightskies.net/mars/mars.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrokev Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, JeremyS said: Ade Ashford’s is what I use: https://britastro.org/node/23843 Thanks I'll take a look . EDIT - ah yes, this is the BAA site map. I use this already, and it's excellent at showing the features at any particular time. I do think that the labelling is rather poor though. Not always clear which bit the over-laid label is referring to, and there are many feature names that some people refer to in their posts that are not labelled on this map. Still really useful though Edited September 21, 2020 by Astrokev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrokev Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, paul mc c said: http://www.nightskies.net/mars/mars.html Thanks . This is lifted from the BAA website I think. A really useful tool, but many finer features are not labelled. Still really good though Edited September 21, 2020 by Astrokev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 There is the Sky & Telescope Mars Profiler: https://skyandtelescope.org/wp-content/plugins/observing-tools/mars_profiler/mars.html Also the freeware Virtual Planet Atlas: http://www.ap-i.net/avp/en/start 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock1958 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 18 hours ago, JeremyS said: Ade Ashford’s is what I use: https://britastro.org/node/23843 Thanks Jeremy thats excellent, I've just checked the Mars Mapper against the live pic on my Sky Safari Plus and the surface features more or less tie up. I assume UT time is GMT -1 hour on the Mars Mapper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyS Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, jock1958 said: Thanks Jeremy thats excellent, I've just checked the Mars Mapper against the live pic on my Sky Safari Plus and the surface features more or less tie up. I assume UT time is GMT -1 hour on the Mars Mapper? UT is GMT, ie BST - 1 hour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock1958 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 6 minutes ago, JeremyS said: UT is GMT, ie BST - 1 hour Of course stupid me 😩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyS Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Have you looked at the observing info provided by BAA Mars Section, including their the Mars Maps page , @Astrokev? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrokev Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 5 hours ago, JeremyS said: Have you looked at the observing info provided by BAA Mars Section, including their the Mars Maps page , @Astrokev? Thanks, will take a look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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