boon's log stardate 3503.05
Mars Sighting! Three of us went on top the PG8 Multistorey Carpark, equipped with our faithful Canon PowerShot A40s hoping to catch a good glimpse and pic of the red planet. What we saw was just a small orange-y star, directly above Pulau Jerejak. Polar Ice Caps?! What polar ice caps?! Beansprouts are at least 3-4 times bigger than the planet from where we were standing. Ambitious...? Most definitely!

Anyway, in honour of our efforts (to the extend of braving 2 security guards), here are the images that we were able to capture with a slight mist reflecting the lamps from the carpark...


Shooting Date/Time: 8/28/2003 10:26:21 PM
Shooting Mode: Manual
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 15
Av( Aperture Value ): 4.8
Metering Mode: Evaluative
ISO Speed: 400
Lens: 5.4 - 16.2mm
Focal Length: 16.2mm
Digital Zoom: None
AF Mode: Single


Shooting Date/Time: 8/28/2003 10:22:08 PM
Shooting Mode: Manual
Tv( Shutter Speed ): 15
Av( Aperture Value ): 4.8
Metering Mode: Evaluative
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: 5.4 - 16.2mm
Focal Length: 16.2mm
Digital Zoom: None
AF Mode: Single

Mars Facts and Figures
1. Between Aug 26th to 28th, Mars gets as close to Earth as it has been in 60,000 years - a gigantuous (NASA calls it "mere") 55.8 million km (34.6 million miles). The next one will be in the year 2287.
2. Temperature in Mars rarely rises above freezing temp and can fall to a low of -225degF (-143degC). Even on the hottest days, it only sometimes climbs to 0degF (-18degC). From day to night it can drop as much as 212degF (100degC).
3. A 100-pound person would weigh only about 38 pounds on Mars. (yeah, baby!)
4. Martian atmosphere is 96.5% carbon dioxide; with only small amounts of oxygen. Nitrogen, carbon monoxide, argon, neon and krypton are also present.
5. Why does Mars appears to be red? The reddish soil takes its color from the oxidized iron.The Martian sky is pinkish because of the red dust that is in the atmosphere.

Extra:
In the midst of taking multiple images of Mars, we saw some strange phenomenon up in the sky. We were unsure of what it was, but we just took some images of this unique sighting. It is too premature to classify this as a UFO sighting. It does look like some sort of unidentified lifeform - like some jelly fish or something. any ideas?




boon out...