Colour of Mars

Mick,

More something like this?

http://users.erols.com/dgmoptics/digital_mars_90ats.htm

Dan McShane

"Mick" wrote in message
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It seems to me that it is a misnomer referring to Mars as "red". It is
anything but red! At 150 - 200 X's the colour
is a sandy beige with a reddish hue. In the sky Mars looks more
red-yellow
and reminds me of a what a spark looks like
from a campfire.

I wonder what that sandy-reddish beige would look like as wallpaint? I
find it a rather warm clour myself. Any thoughts?




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Well, Mick, here's the definitive? color of Mars. Since accurate color
perception is subjective, maybe we should start a poll ;-).
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/arc...999/07/image/b

For me, it never looked that orange like Mars came from Florida to
me ;-).

Ron B[ee]
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"Mick" wrote in message
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It seems to me that it is a misnomer referring to Mars as "red". It is
anything but red! At 150 - 200 X's the colour
is a sandy beige with a reddish hue. In the sky Mars looks more
red-yellow
and reminds me of a what a spark looks like
from a campfire.

I wonder what that sandy-reddish beige would look like as wallpaint? I
find it a rather warm clour myself. Any thoughts?

Thanks Ron,

I`m going to try it again, but from a rough sketch though, (and hope for
better seeing). There`s no doubt that lesser seeing washes out contrast and
color richness.

Dan McShane

P.S. Ron you do some real NICE drawings. I took a peek at you lastest effort
and was mightily impressed!

"Ron B[ee]" wrote in message
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Nice Dan! Very close, darker in my 4-inch TV-102 Light Cup maybe :-(.

Ron B[ee]
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Mick,

More something like this?

http://users.erols.com/dgmoptics/digital_mars_90ats.htm

Dan McShane





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On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:23:51 GMT, "Mick" ...reflected:


"Dan McShane" wrote in message
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Mick,

More something like this?

http://users.erols.com/dgmoptics/digital_mars_90ats.htm



Yeah..close..a little less red...more sandy

I observed Mars some years ago.

It was less stormy on the planet's surface then
as now, and consequently redder...almost a
brick red.

Alan

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 21:23:51 GMT, "Mick" ...reflected:


"Dan McShane" wrote in message
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Mick,

More something like this?

http://users.erols.com/dgmoptics/digital_mars_90ats.htm



Yeah..close..a little less red...more sandy

I observed Mars some years ago.

It was less stormy on the planet's surface then
than now, and consequently redder...almost a
brick red.

Alan

"Dan McShane" wrote in message
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Dan McShane

P.S. Ron you do some real NICE drawings. I took a peek at you lastest
effort
and was mightily impressed!

Thanks Dan for your most generous compliment.

Ron B[ee]

I observed Mars some years ago.

It was less stormy on the planet's surface then
than now, and consequently redder...almost a
brick red.

Alan


She's a brick..house..

"Mick" wrote in message ...
"Ron B[ee]" wrote in message
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Well, Mick, here's the definitive? color of Mars. Since accurate color
perception is subjective, maybe we should start a poll ;-).
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/arc...999/07/image/b

For me, it never looked that orange like Mars came from Florida to
me ;-).

Ron B[ee]

Yeah..but lighter in my scope...if you brighten it up and reduce the
contrast , you get real close. So close that its not worth
splitting hairs...

I need to find my monitor calibration app... otherwise we're not
comparing the same thing.

Right?

Mick,

This is the Mars color as seen through my Mak-Cass MK67. Its color
looks different through my uncoated-corrector C8. I think its color
somewhat depends on the coating on optics.
http://se-ed.net/lyra/Mars_processed.jpg

Chote

"Mick" wrote in message ...
It seems to me that it is a misnomer referring to Mars as "red". It is
anything but red! At 150 - 200 X's the colour
is a sandy beige with a reddish hue. In the sky Mars looks more red-yellow
and reminds me of a what a spark looks like
from a campfire.

I wonder what that sandy-reddish beige would look like as wallpaint? I
find it a rather warm clour myself. Any thoughts?