re: Mars getting better and better
An image under pretty steady skies with the 0.41cm SCT @ f/35. Considerable detail is emerging and this captures the new blue cloud as well as the volcanoes in the Tharsis region. The large blue cloud that has been monitored for days now has begun to shear slightly to the north and spread slightly in that direction. Attached is an image that shows the cloud distinctly as it fans outward toward the north and west from its original position. Note also that the conical nature of Olympus Mons is clearly depicted in the inset of the cloud and this feature..
From the Arkansas Sky Observatory
Raoul