Astronomy Report – February 18th – Mars Desert Research Station

Astronomy Report

Name: Eishi Kim
Crew: 222
Date: 2/18/2020

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY

Robotic Telescope Requested (choose one) MDRS-14

Objects to be Imaged this Evening: In addition to the still active observations from yesterday (NGC 5248, NGC 4038), 7 new targets are to be imaged: NGC 1961, NGC 4490, NGC 4450, NGC 6503, NGC 3368, NGC 3115, NGC 598.

Images submitted with this report: The first Standard image of NGC 4254 is attached separately in today’s Photo report. It is to be compared to the Reference image taken prior to the mission.

Problems Encountered: None

MUSK OBSERVATORY

Solar Features Observed: N/A

Images submitted with this report: N/A

Problems Encountered: N/A

About The MDRS

The Mars Desert Research Station in the Utah desert was established by the Mars Society in 2001 to better educate researchers, students and the general public about how humans can survive on the Red Planet. It is the second Mars analogue habitat after the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station was established in 2000.

Over 200 crews of six-person teams have lived in 1-2 week field visits at MDRS to simulate life on the Martian surface. Researchers and students alike have explored the Mars-like terrain in the area surrounding the station in full “spacesuits”, maintained the station’s systems, grown plants in the GreenHab to support themselves and even recycled their waste water.

Our activities at MDRS are not only about informing the public, but also conducting real research to bring humanity that much closer to the reality of human exploration on the planet Mars.

Annual field seasons at MDRS run approx. October through May. Anybody can apply to be on a crew, and we also need volunteers to help with the project.

Management Team

Mission Support

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29

Astronomy Report – February 18th

Like this:

Related

Share this:

Like this:

Related