Joe, Mars is slightly gibbous in the photos mentioned. It won't be truly "full" until a day or two before and after opposition. The Mars-Earth-sun relationship changes very fast near opposition. You see the night terminator before opposition, the morning terminator after opposition.
From: Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com>
Can anyone please give me an explanation for the lopsidedness
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Thanks, Chuck. I suspected as much, but wasn't sure. Also, do you know why there's a blue rim? I had speculated that this was from the ice cap, with the white lighting up our atmosphere and picking up blue as it goes. But if that were the case, wouldn't we always have a blue moon? Thanks, Joe
Crap! I was going to guess that it was lopsided because all the women were over on Venus! ;) Not very scientific if you ask me. The more I look at it, Chuck's response sounds better. Sorry Joe... Quoting Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com>:
Joe, Mars is slightly gibbous in the photos mentioned. It won't be truly "full" until a day or two before and after opposition. The Mars-Earth-sun relationship changes very fast near opposition. You see the night terminator before opposition, the morning terminator after opposition.
From: Joe Bauman <bau@desnews.com>
Can anyone please give me an explanation for the lopsidedness
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