Mars on 1960 December 4/5 at 21:15-21:35 local time (02:15-02:35 UT) as sketched by K.R. Brasch. C.M. 171°. 8 reflector at 300x. Seeing 4-5. Transparency 4. Drift wrong? T = 7°.
Mars on 1960 December 7/8 at 23:00-23:10 local time (04:00-04:10 UT) as sketched by G. Wedge. C.M. 169°. 6" refractor at 150x. Seeing 2. Transparency 3. T = 6°.
Mars on 1960 October 8/9 at 02:20-02:25 local time (06:20-06:25 UT) as sketched by K.R. Brasch. C.M. 36°. 8 reflector at 300x. Seeing 3. Transparency 4. N. Polar Region glittering white similar to cusps on Venus. Whole planet yellow red colour with dark areas brownish. T = +5.