For those near my latitude (133ËšE), there is a massive dust storm on the ridge of Valles Marineris that started last night ans is still ongoing tonight; it's transiting now, and I'm in the process of imaging it:
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Massive Dust Storm on Mars 2020-11-13
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, Nov 13 2020 05:45 AM
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Posted 13 November 2020 - 07:38 AM
Here's tonight's data added:
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Posted 13 November 2020 - 07:59 AM
Noooo ! It should not develop as a global storm ...
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Posted 13 November 2020 - 09:21 AM
Mars is pulling the curtains shut....
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Posted 13 November 2020 - 01:09 PM
Great images! Looks like it's spreading pretty fast.
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Posted 13 November 2020 - 05:44 PM
Through the eyepiece on the 12th, the storm looked like Hellas Basin in the wrong spot. Last night it looked a lot more widespread, but I didn't stare long enough to tell if I could make out the two distinct clouds—the seeing was so good, I went straight for the camera!
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Posted 13 November 2020 - 06:07 PM
I don't blame you for jumping on good seeing. 
As Jeff Beish said, this area is known as a start up place for dust storms. There was the same kind of storm here in 2005. I sketched the storm expanding in Chryse and then three hours later streaming down Valles Marineris just as it is this time.
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Posted 13 November 2020 - 06:57 PM
It's pretty cool to witness the progression. The bands are streaklines that reveal the fluid dynamics over Valles Marineris…
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Posted 13 November 2020 - 07:06 PM
Glad I got the great view when I got it! Pretty close call, reminds me of when I got my 8 inch Dob & turned it on Saturn excited as all get out. Only to find out... The rings were edge on in 2009.
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Posted 13 November 2020 - 07:09 PM
Glad I got the great view when I got it! Pretty close call, reminds me of when I got my 8 inch Dob & turned it on Saturn excited as all get out. Only to find out... The rings were edge on in 2009.
Now THAT would be most annoying!
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Posted 14 November 2020 - 07:05 PM
It pretty much was! ROFLOL
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