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¤••••• Subject: Mars image (May 8th.) 

Received: 30 June 2020 at 23:30 JST

 

Hi all,

Poor to fair seeing on the 8th. The Chryse hemisphere is on view.

 

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars2020/m2020_05_08dp.jpg

 

Best wishes,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200508/DPc08May20.png

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 30 June 0416UT   IR 

Received: 30 June 2020 at 21:42 JST

 

Hi all,

This was the only reasonable result from a short session of abysmal seeing this morning, as I was trying to detect any carryover of the dust storm activity further to the east. Olympus Mons is at lower left.

Best regards, Clyde

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200630/CFs30June20.png

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Re: Mars 28 June2020

Received: 30 June 2020 at 09:43 JST

 

Regarding the parallel streaks in the Northern Hemisphere in Tsuyoshi Arakawa's composite image and in his IR image, it appears to me that his camera was oriented so that its horizontal dimension corresponded to the the RA (east & west) direction on the sky. He rotated his image nicely during processing, and this makes the streaks appear to be not horizontal. If you look carefully at his red color-component image, you will see in the Southern Hemisphere another set of streaks perpendicular to the more prominent ones in the Northern Hemisphere. I think that they are a sensor line artifacts.

 

This is a fine image, with good detail, and reveals much about the dust storm.

 

I do not feel comfortable talking about artifacts in images, but I offer my assessment because it was brought up already. I hope that it is not interpreted as negative criticism, for I try to be positive all  the time. Every image has artifacts, and the main challenge is not to eliminate artifacts but to successfully image that which is not artifactual. 

 

-- Roger

 

Roger VENABLE (Chester, GA )

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 28 June2020

Received: 30 June 2020 at 06:45 JST

 

Hi Richard and Roger.

 

It looks like the Western edge of the dust clouds has retreated Eastward.

But now it looks like dust clouds cover most of the visible Northern Hemisphere.

The wave pattern could be artifacts but I don't think so.

Please see attachment courtesy Tsuyoshi Arakawa.

 

Good seeing,

 


 

Jim MELKA (Chesterfield, MO)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 2020/06/28-Kumamori

Received: 30 June 2020 at 00:15 JST

 

Mars images on 28 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200628/Km28June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Re: Mars 29 June 0411UT RGB IR    

Received: 29 June 2020 at 23:51 JST

 

Clyde --

 

The small dark feature SW of OM appears to me to be what has been called Biblis Fretum. It is an occasional site of cloud development, particularly when the W clouds are seen in Tharsis. It may correspond to Gordii Dorsum, a mountainous ridge that's located there. 

 

-- Roger

 

Roger VENABLE (Chester, GA )

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Jupiter 20200628    

Received: 29 June 2020 at 21:46 JST

 

Jupiter images on 28 June 2020.

 


 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 20200628    

Received: 29 June 2020 at 21:45 JST

 

Mars images on 28 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200628/Ak28June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 29 June 0411UT RGB   IR   

Received: 29 June 2020 at 17:17 JST

 

Hi all,

A quick image set from this morning. Although all the excitement (dust storms in and N/NW of Valles Marineris) has already rotated into the dark, it’s always worthwhile (as Richard McKim has mentioned to me many times) keeping an eye on what's happening elsewhere.

Olympus Mons is just in view at lower left. In the IR there is a feature SW of OM that looks a bit unfamiliar (Eumenides region?). I'm also afraid this may add some fuel to the fire of the recent comments on the colouration of the SPC. I fully appreciate that I am still learning like a hound dog, and can only process as best I know how at this stage. Plenty still to learn, and I might just have to have a look at Damian’s latest tutorials…...

On a more personal note, I may be putting out a few less images than normal, as it looks like I may have picked up another chest cold (all rather disconcerting given what's happening in this area and the country), and I am being ultra-conservative in terms of getting plenty of rest and continue to self-isolate as best I can. Hopefully come out the other side quickly and be back to full speed for the Jupiter and Saturn oppositions in July.

 

Take care and best regards, Clyde.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200629/CFs29June20.png

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars images - June 27 

Received: 28 June 2020 at 09:52 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars images from June 27.

Seeing was average (3/5), improving a bit as the session continued.

Below average transparency. Few thin clouds.

 

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200627/PGc27June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 27 June 0418UT RGB 

Received: 27 June 2020 at 19:19 JST

 

Hi all,

A quick set from this morning centred on Amazonis, under poor conditions.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200627/CFs27June20.png

 

Best regards, Clyde

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 2020/06/26-Kumamori

Received: 27 June 2020 at 17:27 JST

 

Mars images on 26 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200626/Km26June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: RE: Mars 26 June 0440UT RGB

Received: 27 June 2020 at 17:13 JST

 

Hi, Jim, all

I would be a bit careful about reading too much into the colour in the SPC.

This was a quick process at the end of a very long and intense day of image capture and processing. I was pretty exhausted!

I would check other comparable images to see if they are similar.

However the recent dust activity is very real and interesting, if not the most popular develop for the Mars community!

I should be able to see the area sometime mid-end of this coming week.

 

Best regards and stay safe, Clyde

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Re: [alpo-obs:04219] Re: Mars 26 June 0440UT RGB

Received: 27 June 2020 at 15:09 JST

 

I would just like to add that the latest dust activity has been described in yesterday's posting at the BAA mars section 2020 'blog' where images from Japan and Australia are presented and described. Descriptions are preliminary at this stage.

 

Good wishes

Richard McKim, Director

 

Sent from my iPad

 

Richard McKIM  (Peterborough, The UK)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: RE: New Martian dust storm        

Received: 27 June 2020 at 14:02 JST

 

Dear All,

I am attaching here a Mars Express VMC image on this 24 June 2020 showing some dust events which may be a good reference for the recent Earth-based observations.

 

  Best Wishes,

 

Reiichi KONNAÏ (Fukushima, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Re: [alpo-obs:04219] Re: Mars 26 June 0440UT RGB

Received: 27 June 2020 at 11:39 JST

 

Hello everyone,

　Mars around this time is globally dusty. A dust storm occurred on June 22 near Aurorae Sinus.

Look at the image on June 22nd. The Marineris Gorge looks like a bright yellowish band as it did in 2018. This shows the dust spread over the valley.

 

　The sunny part is recorded black like the south side of the dust storm. In Clyde's image on June 26th, the inside of the SPC is blue because the contrast of the red image is strongly processed. In this image, the northern edge of Mare Cimmerium is dark. When it's faint with dust, it's natural to treat the contrast sparingly.

 

　 If you are shooting, please be careful.

 

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Melka

Date: 2020/6/27, Sat 04:13

Subject: [alpo-obs:04219] Re: Mars 26 June 0440UT RGB

 

That blue ice on the SPC is interesting. The first thing that comes to mind is H2O ice, or maybe a CO2 ice cloud.

 

Jim

-------------------------------------

On Friday, June 26, 2020, 01:31:24 PM CDT, Clyde Foster wrote:

 

Hi, all

After an earlier lengthy Jupiter and Saturn session, and a short nap, I had a very short session on Mars in brightening sky and deteriorating conditions. I wasn't able to get any IR.

Best regards, Clyde

-------------------------------------

 

Makoto ADACHI (Shiga, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars image (May 7th.)        

Received: 27 June 2020 at 05:06 JST

 

Hi all,

Here is an image from May 7th under poor seeing.

 

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars2020/m2020_05_07dp.jpg

 

Best wishes,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200507/DPc07May20.png

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Re: Mars 26 June 0440UT RGB        

Received: 27 June 2020 at 04:13 JST

 

That blue ice on the SPC is interesting.

The first thing that comes to mind is H2O ice, or maybe a CO2 ice cloud.

 

Jim MELKA (Chesterfield, MO)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 26 June 0440UT RGB        

Received: 27 June 2020 at 03:30 JST

 

Hi all,

After an earlier lengthy Jupiter and Saturn session, and a short nap, I had a very short session on Mars in brightening sky and deteriorating conditions. I wasn't able to get any IR.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200626/CFs26June20.png

 

Best regards, Clyde

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars images - June 26  

Received: 27 June 2020 at 03:08 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars images from June 26. Seeing was average (3/5), at best. Fair transparency. No clouds.

 

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200626/PGc26June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: New Martian dust storm  

Received: 26 June 2020 at 15:12 JST

 

To selected observers

 

I thought there was some local dust activity evident in an image posted at ALPO Japan the other day, but here is proof of activity in this email received in the past half hour from Mark Lonsdale (Australia) relative to his images taken between 18 and 19h UT on June 25.

I hope you can follow the activity further, though some will not be able to see the location for a few days. I will send an email alert and place a message in the BAA website.

 

Good observing

Richard McKim

2020 June 26 (from the breakfast table)

------------------------------------------------------

Hi Richard,

 

A collection of images from this morning.  I think there may be a dust storm starting up!   Here is a compilation from early this morning local time in Canberra, showing a possible dust plume in the vicinity of Lunae Planum, north of Valles Marineris.  The feature is most prominent in the R and IR685 channels, but seeing was not great for me and the G and B channels were poor, and deteriorated towards the end when I captured the IR image. 

 

I present the R image with an enlargement of the possible plume in the composite, and also attach the R image separately.  The RGB image looks dusty, and there appear to be streaks of dusty clouds in Coprates and Ganges Chasms, if I am not mistaken.

 

Regards

 

------------------------------------------------------

 

Richard McKIM  (Peterborough, The UK)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 2020/06/24-Kumamori  

Received: 25 June 2020 at 18:25 JST

 

Mars images on 24 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200624/Km24June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 25 June 0437UT RGB IR  

Received: 25 June 2020 at 18:00 JST

 

Hi all,

A very brief, but rewarding session in brightening sky this morning.

Elysium at lower right. I am a bit suspicious of a subtle light feature at lower left, most noticeable in G, but the RGB looks to me like it may have a dust component. It could just be cloud (although not that prominent in B), but worth watching as it appears to be quite large.

The upper right limb, towards Hellas, is noticeably brighter.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200625/CFs25June20.png

 

Best regards, Clyde

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Jupiter 2020 June 24 & 25

Received: 25 June 2020 at 12:02 JST

 

The GRS hollow is looking rather different to how it did in early June, with the dark material having drifted to proceeding.

 


 

On the 25th I was struck by the unusual dark colours in the NEB around L2=105º. While capturing the images I thought it might be a meteor strike, but on processing, it just looks like dark barges.

 


 

David ARDITTI (Edgware, Middx., the UK)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars IR images - June 22

Received: 25 June 2020 at 06:45 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is an additional set of Mars IR images from June 22.

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200622/PGc22June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars images - June 23

Received: 25 June 2020 at 02:00 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars images from June 23.

Very good seeing (4/5). Fair transparency. No clouds. Humid, there were some dewing issues, but not too serious.

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200623/PGc23June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 2020/06/23-Kumamori

Received: 24 June 2020 at 21:50 JST

 

Mars images on 23 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200623/Km23June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars Sketch 23 June 2020 CM 287

Received: 24 June 2020 at 20:07 JST

 

Hello,

I have attached a new sketch of Mars. 

-------------------------------------------------

Here are the details:

Mars 23 June 2020 0940 UT

CM: 287  Ls: 225  De: -23.3  Dia: 10.8"

Seeing: 6-7/10 P  Trans: 3/6  Alt: 44

35cm SCT f/11 @ 391x  ZWO ADC

---------------------------------------------------

Hope everyone there is healthy,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200623/MRs23June20.png

 

Michael ROSOLINA (Friars Hill, WV)

Twin Sugars Observatory

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 23 June 0415UT RGB IR

Received: 24 June 2020 at 04:00 JST

 

Hi all,

Despite the lengthy patch of generally below average seeing I have been having, I have found some decent conditions just before dawn the last few days, with Mars near the meridian.

Elysium, lower centre, is quite subdued in the RGB, but can be made out quite clearly in the IR.

The Gale crater extension in S Gomer is almost centre. Fine features are becoming visible across Eridania /Ausonia regions in the south. M. Chronium extends along the edge of the SPC.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200623/CFs23June20.png

 

Best regards, Clyde

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Jupiter 2020 June 14, 15, & 23       

Received: 24 June 2020 at 03:41 JST

 

Dear All,

Some good seeing here, especially last night June 23, from some periods of high pressure, combating the 16º maximum altitude.

All these produced by the same method, usually a run of 3 or 4 60s videos combined and derotated, but sometimes I find it better just to use the best 60s.

 

June 14


 

June 15

*

 

June 23


 

David ARDITTI (Edgware, Middx., the UK)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars image - June 22       

Received: 23 June 2020 at 09:04 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars images from June 22. 

Better than average seeing (3/5+). Poor transparency. High thin clouds. Humid.

Had to constantly re-adjust gain during capture to avoid possible image saturation.

 

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200622/PGc22June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars - June 21st       

Received: 23 June 2020 at 00:05 JST

 

Hi to All!,

My most recent sessions of Mars on June 21st.

Efrain

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200621/EMr21June20.png

 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars images - June 21       

Received: 22 June 2020 at 22:11 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars image from June 21. 

Very good seeing (4/5+). Below average, variable transparency. Some thin clouds. High humidity, with some dewing. Fog rolled in at the end of the session. Just like the previous night, obtaining good focus was easy. 75% of captured data was used in the stacked images.

 

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200621/PGc21June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 2020/06/20-Kumamori       

Received: 22 June 2020 at 12:00 JST

 

Mars images on 20 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200620/Km20June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: RE: Mars 21 June 0424UT RGB IR       

Received: 21 June 2020 at 19:01 JST

 

Hi, all

I'm afraid Mars has taken a bit of a back seat this year with Jupiter and Saturn running ahead of it towards opposition. But its time will come.... My alarm didn't go off for my planned Jupiter session, so I decided to have a quick look at Mars as it was close to the meridian.

The S Gomer extensions are well seen, with Syrtis Major on the right limb, Hellas is at upper right, and the way the SPC is cracking up, you would think it knew what was happening down here on Earth. I noted an interesting large ring like feature directly above Gomer in the southern Hesperia region, best seen in R.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200621/CFs21June20.png

 

Best regards, Clyde

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars - June 19th    

Received: 21 June 2020 at 07:11 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars image from June 20. 

Seeing was very good (4/5+). Transparency was fair and there were no clouds. Humidity was a bit high, but did not cause any significant dewing issues. Obtaining good focus was easy.

I used 75% of captured data in the stacked images, even in the normally difficult blue channel. These are by far the best images of this season! I am hoping for more nights like this.

 

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200620/PGc20June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars - June 19th    

Received: 21 June 2020 at 06:38 JST

 

Hi to All!,

My most recent sessions of Mars on June 19th, Sun June 16th.

Efrain

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200619/EMr19June20.png

 

 


 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 20200619    

Received: 20 June 2020 at 11:54 JST

 

Mars images on 19 June 2020.

 

Best regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200619/Ak19June20.png

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Jupiter 20200619    

Received: 20 June 2020 at 11:52 JST

 

Jupiter images on 19 June 2020.

 


Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars image (May 16th)     

Received: 19 June 2020 at 03:45 JST

 

Hi all,

Here is an image from May 16th.

Sinus Meridiani is central. Syrtis Major/Hellas on the terminator.

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars2020/m2020_05_16dp.jpg

 

Best wishes,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200516/DPc16May20.png

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

    

¤••••• Subject: Jupiter with turbulent NEB (May 16th.)     

Received: 19 June 2020 at 01:11 JST

 

Hi all,

Here is an image from May 16th. Average seeing.

The turbulent northward expanding NEB is nicely seen here.

 


http://www.damianpeach.com/jup2020/2020-05-16-0751_5-RGBdp.jpg

 

Best wishes

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars image - June 17     

Received: 18 June 2020 at 01:16 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a Mars image from June 17. 

Seeing was above average (3/5+). However, as Mars just cleared a large maple tree, fog rolled in.

I was only able to capture an IR image through the fog with the camera set to pretty high gain.

 

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200617/PGc17June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Jupiter 20200616     

Received: 17 June 2020 at 18:21 JST

 

Jupiter images on 16 June 2020.

 


 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Venus 20200617     

Received: 17 June 2020 at 18:20 JST

 

Venus image on 17 June 2020.

 


 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars M200616 ishibashi     

Received: 17 June 2020 at 13:38 JST

 

Mars image on 16 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200616/Is16June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Tsutomu ISHIBASHI (Kanagawa, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars image (June 14th)         

Received: 17 June 2020 at 06:22 JST

 

Hi all,

Here is an image from June 14th. Average seeing. The Chryse Hemisphere on view.

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars2020/m2020_06_14dp.jpg

 

Best wishes,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200614/DPc14June20.png

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars images - June 15 & 16         

Received: 17 June 2020 at 04:55 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars images from June 15 and June 16. 

Seeing was below average (<3/5) on June 15 and poor (2/5) on June 16.

 

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200615/PGc15June20.png

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200616/PGc16June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars Sketch 13 June 2020         

Received: 15 June 2020 at 10:22 JST

 

Hello,

Please find attached my sketch of Mars. 

Here is the information for the sketch.

---------------------------------

Mars 13 June 2020  0945 UT

35cm f/11 @ 391x

ZWO ADC

Filters: W21, 23A, & IL

S: 7/10 P  T: 5/6  Alt: 40 

CM: 24  Ls: 219  De: -23.6  Dia: 10.1"

---------------------------------

I hope you are well.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200613/MRs13June20.png

 

Michael ROSOLINA (Friars Hill, WV)

Twin Sugars Observatory

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars images - June 13 & 14         

Received: 15 June 2020 at 02:22 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars images from June 13 and June 14. 

Seeing was poor on both days.

 

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200613/PGc13June20.png

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200614/PGc14June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars - June 6th         

Received: 13 June 2020 at 09:46 JST

 

Hi to All!,

My most recent sessions of Mars on June 6th and the Sun June 11th.

Efrain

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200606/EMr06June20.png

 

 


 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars images June 10, 2020         

Received: 12 June 2020 at 09:03 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars images from June 10. 

Seeing was bad.  Transparency was poor and there were high thin clouds.

 

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200610/PGc10June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars image (April 29th.)         

Received: 12 June 2020 at 00:08 JST

 

Hi all,

Here is an image from April 29th.

Seeing was very poor. Some light clouds across Tharsis.

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars2020/m2020_04_29dp.jpg

 

Best wishes,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200429/DPc29Apr20.png

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　Mars images

Received: 11 June 2020 at 12:47 JST

 

Mars images on 1 May, 5 June, & 8 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200608/Ak08June20.png

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200605/Ak05June20.png

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200501/Ak01May20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　Jupiter 20200610           

Received: 11 June 2020 at 10:01 JST

 

Jupiter images on 10 June 2020.

 


Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars image (April 21st.)           

Received: 11 June 2020 at 01:31 JST

 

Hi all,

A brief spell of good seeing. Mare Cimmerium is central with the 'tuning fork' projections of Sinus Gomer well defined.

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars2020/m2020_04_21dp.jpg

 

Best wishes,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200421/DPc21Apr20.png

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　Jupiter 20200609           

Received: 10 June 2020 at 14:42 JST

 

Jupiter images on 9 June 2020.

 


 


 


 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　 Mars M200609 ishibashi        

Received: 10 June 2020 at 07:24 JST

 

Mars image on 9 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200609/Is09June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Tsutomu ISHIBASHI (Kanagawa, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　 Mars images - June 7 and 8          

Received: 10 June 2020 at 05:47 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars images from June 7 and June 8.  Seeing was bad on both days.  All images were captured after local sunrise.

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200607/PGc07June20.png

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200608/PGc08June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　 Jupiter images (April 21st)           

Received: 9 June 2020 at 23:43 JST

 

Hi all,

Here is an image from April 21st showing the GRS, Oval BA and southern red spot.

Io is alongside the planet.

 


http://www.damianpeach.com/jup2020/2020-04-21-0943_3-RGBdp.jpg

 

Best wishes,

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　 Mars 2020/06/08-Kumamori           

Received: 9 June 2020 at 20:33 JST

 

Mars images on 8 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200608/Km08June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　Jupiter 20200608           

Received: 9 June 2020 at 18:39 JST

 

Jupiter images on 8 June 2020.

 


 


 


 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars - June 3rd                

Received: 9 June 2020 at 12:13 JST

 

Hi to All!,

My most recent sesions of Mars on June 3rd.

Efrain

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200603/EMr03June20.png

 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 2020/06/07-Kumamori                

Received: 8 June 2020 at 18:31 JST

 

Mars images on 7 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200607/Km07June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Jupiter images (April 20th)                

Received: 7 June 2020 at 23:59 JST

 

Hi all,

Here is an image from April 20th under poor seeing.

The shadow of Io has taken a bite out of the limb of the planet.

 


http://www.damianpeach.com/jup2020/2020-04-20-0843_0-RGBdp.jpg

 

Best wishes,

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　 Mars 7 June 0126UT RGB IR                

Received: 7 June 2020 at 19:19 JST

 

Hi all,

Image set from this morning with S Sabeaus and S Meridiani extending across the centre of the planet. Hellas at upper left. Mediocre seeing.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200607/CFs07June20.png

 

Best regards, Clyde

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　Saturn 20200605           

Received: 7 June 2020 at 07:53 JST

 

Saturn images on 5 June 2020.

 


 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:　Jupiter 20200604           

Received: 6 June 2020 at 18:45 JST

 

Jupiter images on 4 June 2020.

 


 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Saturn images (April 19th)           

Received: 6 June 2020 at 03:30 JST

 

Hi all,

Here is an image from April 19th. Average seeing. No spots of note were detected.

 


 

http://www.damianpeach.com/sat20/s2020-04-19-0938_9-RGBdp.jpg

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Jupiter images (April 19th)           

Received: 5 June 2020 at 06:57 JST

 

Hi all,

Two images from the 19th. Europa shadow in transit. Oval BA well seen. Seeing was very poor.

 


http://www.damianpeach.com/jup2020/2020-04-19-0825_9-RGBdp.jpg

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Jupiter　20200603           

Received: 4 June 2020 at 21:16 JST

 

Jupiter images on 3 June 2020.

 


 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars 4 June 0311UT RGB IR                

Received: 4 June 2020 at 20:24 JST

 

Hi all，

At least at the start of my session, I had some reasonable seeing this morning and I was able to capture this image set of Mars, before the seeing dramatically degenerated for my Jupiter session.

S Meridiani is at centre left with Niliacus Lacus and M Acidalium at lower centre. M Erythraeum extends across the upper centre with Argyre at upper centre. Some light features may highlight some of the Valles Marineris complex just right of centre.

This image again seems to indicate that there is some dust across the SPC although I do not know if this is atmospheric or deposited. My feeling is that it may be deposited. Looking at mine, and others recent images, I also have the perception (I could be wrong....) that there may be dust haze across the planet. Possibly some residual from the dust activity we have seen over the last few months?

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200604/CFs04June20.png

 

Best regards, Clyde

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject: Mars images - June 1, 2020           

Received: 4 June 2020 at 05:25 JST

 

Sir,

Attached is a set of Mars images from June 1. 

Seeing was poor.  All images were captured after local sunrise.

 

Regards,

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200601/PGc01June20.png

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:  Mars 2020/06/02-Kumamori           

Received: 3 June 2020 at 17:22 JST

 

Mars images on 2 June 2020.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200602/Km02June20.png

 

Best regards,

 

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:  Jupiter 2020 June 2           

Received: 3 June 2020 at 12:10 JST

 

Dear all,

 

My first image of the Great Red Spot this year. This was made from a single 1 minute video, the best of three. Some interesting details, including the ‘eye’ shape of the spot, the split in the SEB preceding it, and the incomplete belt N of the SEB (is that classified as part of the SEB?)

 

David

 


 

David ARDITTI (Edgware, Middx., the UK)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:  Mars - May 30th           

Received: 3 June 2020 at 03:06 JST

 

Hi to All!,

My most recent sesions of Mars.

Efrain

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200530/EMr30May20.png

 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:  Mars 2 June 0128UT RGB IR                 

Received: 2 June 2020 at 23:55 JST

 

Hi all,

I stopped over briefly at Mars on the way out to Jupiter this morning.

There has been some recent discussion regarding possible dust activity on the SPC, and this image set seems to give some credence to this. I’m not convinced I have made the most out of the RGB- it’s a bit dark.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200602/CFs02June20.png

 

Best regards, Clyde

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:  Re: Mars 31 May 0211UT RGB IR           

Received: 1 June 2020 at 16:42 JST

 

Dear Jim,

Looking at similar images and the degree of processing necessarily used, the bright belt north of the dark collar is surely a processing artefact, not dust related. You will see the sharpening was enough to bring up the limb artefact.

I have noticed this brighter belt in images over several months, which suggests that it is not a real feature. But I think that if you look at the cap itself you might detect a slight yellow or orange tint, which I think is suspended dust.

Have a look at the image by MacNeill a few days earlier where there is a distinct curved dusty marking near the dark polar rift. Such a feature was seen in 2003.

All good wishes

Richard

 

Richard McKIM  (Peterborough, The UK)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:  Jupiter May 20 and June 01           

Received: 1 June 2020 at 14:03 JST

 

Dear All,

Here are some first results on Jupiter this year.

David

 


 


 

David ARDITTI (Edgware, Middx., the UK)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:  Re: Mars 31 May 0211UT RGB IR           

Received: 1 June 2020 at 06:05 JST

 

Hi Clyde,

Sublimation winds from the SPC continue to be the main event. The dark collar shows the surface that has been blown free of dust and immediately North shows a bright collar of the new dust deposits.

One can estimate that the depth of the evacuated dust layer was less than 3 or 4 meters.

Thanks for your high-res images.

 

Good seeing,

 

Jim MELKA (Chesterfield, MO)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:  Mars 31 May 0211UT RGB IR           

Received: 1 June 2020 at 03:07 JST

 

Hi all、

Valles Marineris at centre right with Solis Lacus at upper right. The familiar "3 leaf clover " structure around Aurorae Sinus can be seen at centre. Nilokeras is visible at lower centre. The SPC looks quite complex at this stage.

 

https://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2020/200531/CFs31May20.png

 

Best regards, Clyde

 

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:  Jupiter 20200530      

Received: 1 June 2020 at 02:07 JST

 

Jupiter images on 30 May 2020.

 


 

Best regards,

 

Tomio AKUTSU (Ibaraki, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤••••• Subject:  Saturn and satellites 2020.05.29      

Received: 1 June 2020 at 01:51 JST

 

Dears,

Improving conditions at sunrise allowed for this image of Saturn with its satellites, unfortunately no details are visible:

 


http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s2020-05-29_03-57-10_ir685_md.jpg

 

 

Steady skies,

Marc DELCROIX (Tournefeuille, FRANCE)

http://astrosurf.com/delcroix

 

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