Bob: Check out this site. It's pretty comprehensive on the current Martian
weather as well as other information. Casey
http://humbabe.arc.nasa.gov/MarsToday.html
> Does anyone have any newer news about this?
>
> Has anyone observed much detail on Mars recently, or is it obscured?
>
> I've been unable to see much, and I don't know whether to attribute
> that to bad seeing, bad eyes, or a global dust storm.
>
> I'm considering a trip south for the Mars Opposition in late August,
> but I'd rather not commit any bucks if it is just going to be like
> 2001.
>
> I realize that weather forecasting is tricky (even on Earth, much less
> Mars!!!), and I'm not looking for perfection or guarantees, but does
> anyone have any advice about the best way to get info on this?
>
> Thanks, Bob J.
>
>
> --- Bob Czerwinski <bczerwin@No-Spam> wrote:
> > Uh-oh. Hope this is just a short-term event.
> >
> > Courtesy of _Sky_&_Telescope_ ...
> >
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> > This Is SKY & TELESCOPE's AstroAlert for Planetary Activity
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> >
> > Veteran Mars observer Donald C. Parker reports that significant
> > changes have taken place on Mars in the last 48 hours. "I'd call it a
> > dust cloud, not a dust storm," he advises. "Let's hope it stays put!"
> >
>
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