Astronomy Post 2

My partner and I have found the binary stars we will use in order to measure the distance of Mars. We decided on using Castor A/B with Castor C. Cast A and B are too close together to measure them effectively, but C is not too far and not too close to both A and B. This will give us a good measurement so we can accurately measure the change in distance from start to finish for Mars.

Right now, we are pretty much done with our research. We have been waiting to take pictures and learn the equipment. The weather has not been good at all, which has been an issue and probably will continue to be an issue.

That being said, we also came up with a plan just in case we can't see Mars at opposition. Obviously, that would ruin our entire project. So, we just decided we would focus on the photos in that case and use what we have. There will still be a difference in distant from the first to last. If the weather is also good the day before opposition, we might take pictures then, just in case.