March 8, 2010 ,Mars

Sketching: The eyepiece sketch is the one on top in graphite pencil. The second color sketch was made indoors. White sketching paper 8" x 11"; HB graphite pencil, blending stumps for blending orange, brown, blue and yellow Crayola pencil shavings. Date 3/9/2010 – Time 0:10-0:40 UT Telescope: 10 inch f/5.7 Dobsonian and 4mm eyepiece 362 x Temperature: 2°C (35°F) mostly clear, calm, fog building Transparency 2/5-3/5 Seeing: Antoniadi II-III Frank McCabe