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¤·····Subject: Mars image

Received; 28 February 2014 at 19:56 JST

 

Dear Sirs,

Please find the attached Mars image taken in poor seeing.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140227/MJs27Feb14.jpg


 Best regards,

 

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Re: [marsobservers] Another Mars 9th Feb UT

Received; 28 February 2014 at 19:46 JST

 

I think that if the real purpose is to make a scientific following of the planet, any source that will help us to decide what's going on is helpful, there is no reason to discard them. Probe data can be fine because it reaches a much better spatial resolution. I frequently use HST or MARCI data for my own analysis and articles.
Note that such data is not perfect either: the problem with the rotating globes we can find on MSSS is that they are made with only narrow strips taken around Martian noon (just like MGS) and they do not show the daily evolution of clouds, nor the very important morning and evening sides. Amateur data will show this, and this is where they can help a lot.
In a short, anything that might keep us from making wrong interpretations is useful, regardless the origin.

Regards,
Christophe

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Le 28/02/2014 05:33, jtmelka@yahoo.com a écrit :

 

Hi Gary,
I thought Mars Observers aren't supposed to discuss NASA results. So why do you do it? It has no place here. We can judge what's going on with just amateur results. If you want to study Martian weather with Marci and Themis, then go do it without involving us. Oh and you're wrong about Mike Hood's Jan 20 image about the Hurricane. He nailed it.

Jim

 

 

Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE) 

Planetary Astronomy and Imaging

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 27 Feb

Received; 28 February 2014 at 18:07 JST

 

Hello everyone,

 

Attached a Mars image from this morning in poor seeing.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140227/SBd27Feb14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Stefan BUDA (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 26-Feb-2014

Received; 28 February 2014 at 02:12 JST

 

Hi Guys

 

Shabby seeing this evening but I guess it was the type of seeing that ' kert could at least do something with.

 


 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK) 

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Re: From Masatsugu

Received; 27 February 2014 at 23:26 JST

 

Dear Masatsugu,

I'm much sorry to read such news about your health :(. But I don't remember to have read curious things from you and you never hurted me in writing anything...

I have not forgotten the CMO but it's true that lately I have been completely busy in writing on other places ! I think I can write something for the next CMO, it will by my third March article I need to do, plus the blog and the book but I can do it. Moreover, something about processing would be needed *before* the opposition period when people will more observe.

Currently, Stefan Buda, Maurice Valimberti and some images by Mark Justice have been at the top of the top. We keep on seeing red or IR luminances, but apart of the defects brought by such methods and I'm a bit concerned about a growing tendency about some people to use RRGB while pretending their image is in true RGB. Many people will not see the difference but this could flaw the results of the ISMO studies...

Thanks for my blog, you can share one article either by clicking on "share" on my facebook page or you can do it on the blog itself, if you go to the page of an article, at the footer (bottom left) you will see faint icones that one can use on several socials networks (for FB it is the "f"). 


Please receive my best regards and I will keep you inform about the ISMO article !

Christophe

 

PS. the weather in western Europe have been extremely depressive and humid. I did not had a chance to image Mars so far, and even Jupiter is hard to catch. At best I can get 1 to 2 hours "clear sky surprise" but with poor seeing.

 

Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE) 

Planetary Astronomy and Imaging

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: mars.25.feb.2014

Received; 27 February 2014 at 11:50 JST

 

Hi

Hear is Mars in poor seeing PLS see you it.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140225/SGh25Feb14.jpg

 

Regards

 

Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (Roudehen, IRANj

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image

Received; 27 February 2014 at 11:25 JST

 

Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image taken in mediocre seeing.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140224/MJs24Feb14.jpg


 Best regards,

 

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: mars 24 feb

Received; 27 February 2014 at 03:16 JST

 

Hi all

Nice to see clear Sky ,  Aside from these things, , this new location for astronomy not good, but I did not realize that I must to do photography & Skyline East full of trees anyway must be this location to change

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140224/SGh24Feb14.jpg

 

Regards

 

Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (Roudehen, IRANj

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 25-Feb-2014

Received; 27 February 2014 at 01:52 JST

 

Hi Guys seeing was decent last night with good transparency, the GRS and the wake behind it was a splendid sight from the colourcam.

 


 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK) 

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars images 2014 Feb 24 18:30UT

Received; 26 February 2014 at 13:15 JST

 

Hi,

 here is a set of RGB images I have collected on the morning of Feb 24th 18:30 UT (5:30AM Feb 25th Australian Eastern Standard time ).

 I used an 11 inch SCT (C11) and a QHY 5L II monochrome camera with Edmund dichroic RGB set.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140224/BCc24Feb14.jpg

 

Best regards,

 

Bratislav CURCIC (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mellish's Mars

Received; 26 February 2014 at 07:20 JST

 

Hi, all,
   Leo Aerts just sent me this evocative image.

  

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140224/LAt24Feb14.jpg

 

Now this I can imagine might resemble what Mellish saw that was so suggestive to him.  

 

Bill SHEEHAN (Willmar, MN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014 February 25

Received; 26 February 2014 at 09:12 JST

 

Herefs Jupiter from early tonight.

 

Interesting thing to me here is the way the brown scud in the STB can be seen apparently circulating in to the GRS.

 

The light line on the LH limb is an artefact that is often produced by the WinJupos derotation procedure when Jupiter is at this sort of gibbous phase, which I canft remove completely, so Ifve blurred it.

 

 

David ARDITTI (Middlesex, the UK)

http://staglaneobservatory.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: More Mars 23rd Feb UT

Received; 25 February 2014 at 22:10 JST

 

Attached is a collage of all images taken on the 23rd Feb UT

 



Best Wishes


Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Solar images 21-Feb-2014

Received; 25 February 2014 at 21:06 JST

 

Hi Guys reasonable seeing on the 21st .

 

There is an image of a new spot ar1987.

 


 

Fading AR 1977 is shown in white light and Ha. The Ha activity over the spot group is still vast . Take note of the plages in both images, and see how they match up.

 


 

The ar triplet of 1982 1984 and 1981 looked awesome in both Ha and white light as it crackled with flares.

 


 


 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK) 

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars Feb 24, 2014

Received; 25 February 2014 at 17:56 JST

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140224/JKz24Feb14.jpg

 

 

John KAZANAS (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars this morning Feb 24

Received; 25 February 2014 at 09:06 JST

 

Generally poor seeing again this morning, so only an IR image...
Syrtis Major is just starting to come back into view again on the rising limb at right.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140224/AWs24Feb14.jpg


cheers,


Link:

http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140224-164534/m20140224-164534utc.png

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image

Received; 25 February 2014 at 07:54 JST

 

Dear Sirs,

Please find the attached Mars image taken in good seeing.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140223/MJs23Feb14.jpg


 Best regards,

 

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 23rd Feb UT

Received; 24 February 2014 at 20:07 JST

 

Attached is an image of Mars taken this morning in fair to good seeing.
More images to follow when time permits..

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140223/MVl23Feb14.jpg


Best regards

 

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 23 Feb 2014

Received; 24 February 2014 at 15:52 JST

 

Hi everyone,

 

I managed to produce an image from this morning captures in variable and jittery seeing.

Interesting how bright a small patch of the NPC is.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140223/SBd23Feb14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Stefan BUDA (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars Images - Feb 22 & 21, 2014

Received; 24 February 2014 at 13:17 JST

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140222/JKz22Feb14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140223/JKz23Feb14.jpg

 

Best Regards,

 

John KAZANAS (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars and Phobos , Feb 23

Received; 24 February 2014 at 08:12 JST

 

This gives a good idea of the noise floor performance of the Grasshopper3 IMX174 camera, no flats or darks were used to make this image - L channel data, 78ms exposure (13fps) for 2 minutes with max hardware gain applied, and then all frames aligned and stacked in registax6 + extreme wavelet enhancement and histogram stretching. Phobos is obvious, and the background noise is extremely low. My spider vane diffraction is more prominent than the camera noise.

Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140223-162749/m20140223-162749utc.png

regards, Anthony

 

 

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter February 22 to 23

Received; 24 February 2014 at 05:05 JST

 

Finally some clear skies and average seeing, attached a set of RGB Jupiter captures.

 


 

The link    http://www.astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/jup140222.jpg

 

My best regards

 

Paulo CASQUINHA (PORTUGAL)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: FW: neuronal nonlinearity article

Received; 14 February 2014 at 04:44 JST

 

Dear Masatsugu,

 

   I just noted this article in the Proceedings of the NAS—and wrote to one of the authors for the pdf, which he has obliged.  They mention the way this effect explains how Venus, for instance, appears so much larger to the eye than Jupiter, even when they are the same apparent diameter or Jupiter is larger in the telescope, but of course it also explains many other visual planet effects such as the way the polar caps of Mars appear to project beyond the limb and even the fact that detail in the Martian bright areas is more poorly resolved than that in the desert areas (which is one of the physiological-optics facts behind the canal illusion; it also explains why larger aperture telescopes and higher magnifications tend to provide better definition of detail even apart from resolving power in the usual sense, which tends to be seeing- not diffraction-limited).

 

   Anyway, thought you would enjoy.

 

   Best, Bill

 

Bill SHEEHAN (Willmar, MN)

 

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From: Jose-Manuel Alonso

Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 1:31 PM

To: Sheehan, William P (DHS)

Subject: Re: neuronal nonlinearity article

 

Dear Dr. Sheehan,

 

Thank you so much for your interest in our work and for sending me a reference of your book that looks really interesting and I am planning to read! As you will notice, our interaction with astronomy has been only coincidental. We have been studying the asymmetries between ON and OFF channels in vision for the past years and, through this work, we ended up learning about the problems that Galileo had when looking at the stars! I am attaching a pdf with the main paper and the supporting information published by PNAS.

 

Our very best wishes,

 

Jose Manuel

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On 2/13/2014 2:01 PM, Sheehan, William P (DHS) wrote:

 

Dear Dr. Alonso,

 

   I am a psychiatrist in Minnesota, who has done a lot of work in perceptual psychology and its applications to astronomy (e.g., Planets & Perception, U of Arizona Press, 1988).  I read the abstract of your article gNeuronal nonlinearity..h and would like to request a reprint.

 

   Congratulations on excellent work in elucidating a long-standing problem in planetary visual observations.

 

   Thanks, and best wishes,

 

   Bill Sheehan, M.D.

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¤·····Subject: Mars and Phobos

Received; 23 February 2014 at 09:27 JST

 

I tried a set of longer exposures to go moon hunting, and I caught Phobos this morning just to the right of Mars.  Exposures were 78ms (13fps) for 2 minutes, stacked all frames. Deimos is also in this frame, but doesn't show well enough to be claimed :-)

cheers,

Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140222-163750/m20140222-163750utc.png

 

 

 

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars this morning Feb 22

Received; 23 February 2014 at 08:45 JST

 

Seeing was again about average or a bit below for this morning, I recorded several sequences in IR - here's the best single image and a 4-frame animation showing the interesting bright elongated streak from yesterday, rotating on from the lower left in the last 2 frames. This is probably the last time I'll get this for a few weeks thanks to Mars' rotation.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140222/AWs22Feb14.jpg


cheers,


Links:

http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140222-161839/m20140222-161839utc.png

http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140222-161839/20140222-1617-1648-1714-1736-IR750.gif

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars - February 20th, 21st

Received; 23 February 2014 at 03:24 JST

 

Hi Mr. Minami and All!,

Here are two sessions from the 20th and on 21st of february,

Clear skies.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140220/EMr20Feb14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140221/EMr21Feb14.jpg

 

 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars images

Received; 22 February 2014 at 21:58 JST

 

Dear Sirs,

Please find the attached Mars image.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140220/MJs20Feb14.jpg


 Best regards,

 

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: IR animation of Mars from this morning, Feb 21

Received; 22 February 2014 at 14:02 JST

 

Two frame animation of Mars from this morning, interesting to see the bright streak at bottom left moves with the planet, I thought it was an artifact at first but clearly not.

cheers,


Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140221-1620-1632/mars-20140221-1620-1631-IR750.gif

 

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars in IR this morning, Feb 21

Received; 22 February 2014 at 08:38 JST

 

I'm testing a new camera that has a lot of promise but also a few "quirks" that are taking time to iron out. Many thanks to Torsten for helping support me with changes to firecapture... a few more changes are needed yet to get the best out of the camera.

Once again the seeing was very poor this morning but IR saves the day again on Mars...


http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140221/AWs21Feb14.jpg



camera: PGR Grasshopper3 USB3 w/ Sony IMX174 sensor
Filter: Thorlabs IR750 longpass
3 minutes of data @ 50fps, stacked best 2000 frames.

regards,


Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140221-162115/m20140221-162115utc.png


Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Sun February 21st

Received; 22 February 2014 at 02:08 JST

 

Hi here my first solar image of 2014 , full disk.

9 pane mosaic with PST and Skynyx 2.0M

 

Mono version

http://www.astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/sun140221

 

color

http://www.astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/sun140221_c

 

My best Regards

 

Paulo CASQUINHA (PORTUGAL)

 

 

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 19 February

Received; 21 February 2014 at 11:56 JST

 

Hi All,
I have attached RGB and CH4 Jupiter images from 19 February.
The NNTz LRS is conspicuous in RGB and very bright in the methane band.

The NTrZ reddish "Oval Z" is still  discernable in RGB and remains bright in Methane.

 


 

 


Best,


Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014 February 20

Received; 21 February 2014 at 09:40 JST

 

This is the best I could get out of rather poor seeing tonight. R channel is again a 1:2 mix of IR and R. This image probably canft be used for measurement as I blurred the limb quite a bit to diminish the impact of the edge artefact generated by WinJupos, which was particularly bad on this occasion.

 

 

 

David ARDITTI (Middlesex, the UK)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Solar Images 16-Feb-2014

Received; 21 February 2014 at 04:04 JST

 

Hi Guys Reasonable seeing on the 16th and plenty of activity too.

Most Ha images are single stack , but the prom was a double stacked 90 Coro.

 


 


 


 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK) 

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014 February 18 (further)

Received; 20 February 2014 at 11:13 JST

 

Another one from later. This actually has a R channel made from IR (742nm) plus R in a ratio 1:2, just for fun.

 


 

David ARDITTI (Middlesex, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 18 February

Received; 19 February 2014 at 15:03 JST

 

Hi All,
I have attached RGB Mars images from 18 February.
Bright clouds appear over Hellas; Peneus is seen on the floor of Hellas in R light. Wispy clouds are over the NPC. Bright orographic cloud is seen over Elysium. There are wispy clouds across Libya onto the eastern border of Syrtis Major.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140218/DPk18Feb14.jpg

 

Best,


Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014 February 18

Received; 19 February 2014 at 09:48 JST

 

Very changeable seeing this evening and moving cloud and a lot of damp, these had to be grabbed when they could be. RGBRGB. Some more from after culmination which I may send later.

 

 


 

David ARDITTI (Middlesex, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: RE: May I ask a favour of you?

Received; 18 February 2014 at 23:46 JST

 

Dear Sir
I am very sorry that I didn't forward you the imaging results of December 10 2013 and Feb 3 2014.
You find them herewith.  All imaging done with C14.  I will follow very close Mars in the next months.  I hope weather will allow me to make valuable observations.  They will be forwarded each time to you from now on.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/131210/LAt10Dec13.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140203/LAt03Feb14.jpg

 

Apologizes and best regards.

Leo AERTS (BELGIUM)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Solar mosaic - Feb 16th 2014

Received; 18 February 2014 at 19:07 JST

Hi all,

Blue sky and sunshine has been something of a rarity in the UK for a long time, but last Sunday the weather gods did smile. Here's a 19-pane h-alpha mosaic showing the amazing filaments on view. A couple of lovely 'filaproms' also visible at the SW and SE limb.

http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/solar/2014/2014-02-16_103517_flat.jpg

Best regards,

 



Pete LAWRENCE (Selsey, WS, the UK)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 17 Feb 2014

Received; 18 February 2014 at 10:27 JST

 

Hi everyone,

 

The attached image was captured in mediocre seeing.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140217/SBd17Feb14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Stefan BUDA (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter - February 15th, 01:28ut

Received; 17 February 2014 at 23:48 JST

 

Hi Mr. Minanmi and All!,

Here is my latest session from the 15th of february under above average conditions.

 


 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014 February 16

Received; 17 February 2014 at 09:48 JST

 

Seeing continued to improve tonight, giving my best capture of the year so far. This was in spite of some high cloud, and running out of disk space on the PC, so I was not able to capture my usual 3 x RGB all of 1 minute, but only 2 x RGB.

 


 

My thanks to Dave Tyler for some processing tips, which I have attempted to put into practice to give a less "washed-out" result than before.

 

Ifm giving a talk on imaging Jupiter at the RAS on Tuesday morning, in case you are interested.

 

 

David ARDITTI (Middlesex, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014 February 15

Received; 16 February 2014 at 09:23 JST

 

Tonight we had a calm respite here from the ferocious storms of late, and some recovery in the seeing.

 

One set of data presented two ways again. The RGB image makes the red spot in the north more obvious. The LRGB shows more clearly the dark S border to the SEB flowing round the GRS on both sides.

 


 

David ARDITTI (Middlesex, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars - February 15th

Received; 16 February 2014 at 05:52 JST

 

Hi Mr. Minami and All!,

Here is my latest session of Mars from february 15th, Clear skies.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140215/EMr15Feb14.jpg

 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image - February 12, 2014

Received; 15 February 2014 at 05:27 JST

 

Gentlemen,

 

Attached is a set of images from February12. 

Seeing was less than average and the temperature was a cold -17C.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140212/PGc12Feb14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: A color drawing of Mars

Received; 14 February 2014 at 22:25 JST

 

Dear Dr. Minami,
I have attached here my latest drawing of Mars. Seeing was dreadful while the transparency was superb, a gorgeous summer Galaxy, mottled and almost colored, on the eastern mountain range.
Even through the binoviewer at X500 Mars was dazzlingly bright with vivid colors, I only hope I could have a better seeing with this transparency!

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140212/Kn12Feb14.jpg

 

Good Seeing, Good Health!

 Reiichi KONNAÏ (Fukushima, JAPAN)

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 12 February

Received; 14 February 2014 at 15:15 JST

 

Hi All.
I have attached an RGB Mars image from 12 February.

The Syrtis Blue Cloud is prominent and confluent with clouds in Aeria.

A cloud is seen over Hellas. There are bright AM limb hazes.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140212/DPk12Feb14.jpg

 

Best,


Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 12 February

Received; 14 February 2014 at 07:58 JST

 

Hi All,
I have attached RGB and CH4 Jupiter images from 12 February. Despite heavy dew, the C-14 performed well.

The NNTz LRS is conspicuous in RGB and very bright in the methane band.

The NTrZ reddish "Oval Z" is barely discernable in RGB but remains bright in Methane.


 

 


 

Best,


Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars - February 12th

Received; 13 February 2014 at 06:57 JST

 

 

Hi Mr. Minami and All!,

Here is my latest session of mars from february 12th, Under above average conditions.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140212/EMr12Feb14.jpg

 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: 'Hurricane on Mars'

Received; 13 February 2014 at 07:43 JST

 

Hi everyone,

 

My job in the Mars Section of ALPO is to keep updating the MAROP with recent images posted by members of the Mars Observers E-group.

A few days ago, I put together a collage of 4 images covering a span of 5 days Jan 14 to Jan 20. The idea was to show the movements of dust clouds (tan colored) on or near the NPC, that they do.

But the one that blew me away was Mike Hood's image on Jan 20th. I was looking around where bright desert areas should be (see Efrain Morales Jan 17th image) and thought 'WHAT IS THAT'?  A bullfs-eye! I think it has the characteristics of what a very strong low pressure center would look like encircled by a airborne dust uplifted in the storm.

See  http://www.alpo-astronomy.org/marsblog/observing-alerts-recent-observations/ 

I think itfs like seeing on Mars what on Earth is a hurricane. I've never seen an image, amateur or professional, like that before. Thought you might like to see it.

 

Good seeing,

 

Jim MELKA (Chesterfield, MO)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014 February 11

Received; 12 February 2014 at 23:35 JST

 

Here is the result of my Jupiter imaging early last night. Ropey seeing, but something salvaged.

Two different presentations of the same data: the RGB shows truer colour, but the LRGB gives better contrast.

 


 

David ARDITTI (Middlesex, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars images

Received; 12 February 2014 at 21:01 JST

 

Dear Sirs,

Please find the attached Mars image.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140211/MJs11Feb14.jpg


Image taken in mediocre seeing with poor transparency due to the smoke haze of the recent fires.

 


Best regards,

 

 

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 9-Feb-2014

Received; 12 February 2014 at 19:30 JST

 

Hi Guys after all my solar imaging, I had to show I had not developed nyctophobia, so here is a Jupiter image taken out there in that nasty cold damp darkness, with the scope dewing up inside and out !

 

Cloud prevented me from taking more than three short colourcam runs. I put them into Derotate anyway , just for the practice.

 


 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK) 

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 8 February

Received; 12 February 2014 at 12:03 JST

 

Hi All,
I have attached RGB Mars images from 8 February.
Bright clouds are seen on AM limb, over Ophir-Candor.and E. Tharsis.
Ophir is especially bright in red, usually due to dust in the chasm.
Faint clouds are over Eden. Deuteronilus is prominent. A faint reddish haze is seen west of the NPC.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140208/DPk08Feb14.jpg

 

Best,

 

Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Saturn:'s Auroral Glows:  Puttin' on the Ritz!

Received; 12 February 2014 at 02:29 JST

 

February 11, 2014

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Recent fast-solar-wind activity on our Sun has not only given Earth some dramatic auroral displays in the last few years but Saturn too!

Today, the Cassini project has released new images showing colorful aurorae at the Saturn's southern pole, as observed by our high resolution cameras on Cassini, and movies showing aurorae urrounding the planet's north and south poles, as seen in a set of choreographed ultraviolet and infrared observations from both Cassini and the Earth-orbiting Hubble Space Telescope.

These glories can be seen at ....

http://www.ciclops.org/view_event/198/Saturns-Colorful-Aurora?js=1


Enjoy!

 

Carolyn PORCO (Boulder, CO)
Cassini Imaging Team leader
Director, CICLOPS
http://twitter.com/carolynporco
http://www.facebook.com/carolynporco
http://carolynporco.com

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mo10Feb_14

Received; 12 February 2014 at 00:48 JST

 

Mars images on 10 February 2014

 

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140210/Mo10Feb14.jpg

 

Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Fwd: Mars Jan 10, 2014 17h59m utc CM: 134.6

Received; 11 February 2014 at 17:32 JST

 

Please find some Mars observations from Australia - please let me know if the format is suitable for you and I can add you to my distribution list for this apparition.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140210/JKz10Feb14.jpg

 

Best Regards,

 

John KAZANAS (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars images

Received; 11 February 2014 at 12:36 JST

 

Dear Sirs,

I am not sure if I am following correct procedures but attached are three recent Mars images.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140204/MJs04Feb14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140205/MJs05Feb14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140209/MJs09Feb14.jpg

 

All taken with:
  - 25cm Dall-Kirkham
  - DMK21AU618 camera
  - Edmund filters
  - From Melbourne Australia
  - By: Mark Justice

Please advise if there is anything I should do in future before submitting images.

Best regards,

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 10 Feb 2014 with polar disturbance

Received; 11 February 2014 at 09:32 JST

 

Hi everyone,

 

I managed to catch the polar disturbance this morning in rather poor seeing and transparency.

It appears to be spreading towards Propontis II.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140210/SBd10Feb14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Stefan BUDA (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2 February

Received; 11 February 2014 at 03:58 JST

 

Hi All,
I have attached an RGB Jupiter image from 2 February.

 

 



Best,

 

Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Collage from 9th Feb UT

Received; 10 February 2014 at 21:16 JST

 

Here is a collage of all images I took this morning, 9th Feb UT

 



Regards

 

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: RE: mars sketches 15/01/'12

Received; 10 February 2014 at 20:20 JST

 

Hi, here is my sketch from february 3.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140203/KSm03Feb14.jpg

 

 

Date: february 3 2014        Time:  05:20 UT
observer: Kris Smet          location: Bornem, Belgium
instrument: 12" f/5 dobson   magnification: 167x
seeing: very poor

filters: apodizing mask

Greetings,

 

Kris SMET (Bornem, BELGIUM)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 9th Feb UT

Received; 10 February 2014 at 19:49 JST

 

Attached are two images taken this morning in good seeing.
The anomaly mentioned by Stefan Buda has just come into view.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140209/MVl09Feb14.jpg

 

Best wishes

 

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Jupiter and Io, 28 January

Received; 10 February 2014 at 13:52 JST

 

Hi All,
I have attached some RGB and CH4 Jupiter images showing Io in transit.

The NNTz LRS is not as red or dark in RGB as previously, but it remains bright in CH4.

 


 


 


 

 


 

Best,

 

Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 09 Feb 2014, dust in Lemuria?

Received; 10 February 2014 at 08:56 JST

 

Hi everyone,

 

I captured some Mars images this morning, in good seeing, that seems to show a dust streak across Lemuria.

The problem is that the colour is not very red, so it could be something else perhaps. 

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140209/SBd09Feb14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Stefan BUDA (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars: February 8, 2014

Received; 10 February 2014 at 00:47 JST

 

Hi -

 

 I have attached a decent shot of Mars February 8, 2014 to be posted.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140208/FMl08Feb14.jpg

 

  Thanks,

 

   Frank J MELILLo (Holtsvill, NY)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars - February 8th

Received; 9 February 2014 at 13:29 JST

 

Hi Mr. Minami and All!, Here I submit my session from february 8th, under above average conditions.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140208/EMr08Feb14.jpg

 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars this morning, Feb 8

Received; 9 February 2014 at 09:57 JST

 

Mars continues to be very photogenic... even in poor seeing the clouds over Olympus Mons and the three Tharsis volcanoes show up very nicely.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140208/AWs08Feb14.jpg


Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140208-171505/m20140208-171505utc.png

 

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Collage of all images from 7th Feb

Received; 8 February 2014 at 20:41 JST

 

Attached is a collage of all images taken on the 7th Feb from 1758 UT to 1846 UT.


Best wishes

 

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Another Mars 7th Feb UT

Received; 8 February 2014 at 13:01 JST

 

Here is another image of Mars taken on the 7th Feb as marked.
Seeing was not quite as good as for the image taken later..

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140207/MVl07Feb14.jpg


Best wishes

 

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 7 Feb UT

Received; 8 February 2014 at 10:48 JST

 

Attached is an image of Mars taken this morning in fair seeing.
 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140207/MVl07Feb14.jpg


best wishes

 

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars Feb 7

Received; 8 February 2014 at 09:01 JST

 

Mars from this morning, seeing still pretty poor but you can see prominent cloud around Olympus Mons as well as more cloud forming on the sunset terminator at right over the top of the other Tharsis volcanoes (Ascraeus, Pavonis and Arsia). With sufficient averted imagination it's possible (I think) to see the summits of two of these monsters poking out through the top of the clouds right on the limb as dark spots in the cloud.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140207/AWs07Feb14.jpg

 

Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140207-174719/m20140207-174719utc.png

 

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Re: Excellent seeing on Mars, at last

Received; 7 February 2014 at 08:30 JST

 

Hi, Leo,
   I have come to the same conclusion that Mellish was tricked by his brain.  He saw something that suggested craters--hoases,h etc.-- but they were merely an illusion.  Of course, it all got very confusing in 1965-66 when Mariner 4 showed that there were craters on Mars.  The only way to find out for sure was to do what you have done, and that is image Mars under similar conditions.
   The Mellish observations were with the Yerkes refractor, and the disk was only 7h or so.
   Excellent work and I hope to see more soon.
   

Best,


Bill SHEEHAN (Willmar, MN)

 

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On 11/11/14 6:28 AM, "Aerts Leo"  wrote:

Hello Bill,
Thank you for your reply.
I remember clearly the eMartian craters from earthf story by Rodger W. Gordon, when it first was published in an  ALPO issue.  I followed closely the several articles that appeared later on the Mellish observations (Sky and Telescope, etc. ), and didfnt, at that time, decide if his observations were real or optical illusion of the eye and brain.  Now that we have the wonderful webcam, we can have results that are at least as good as the visual impression that Mellish had on the Lick refractor.  My conclusion, at present, is that he must have been fooled by his brain, working at the limit of what visually can be done on Mars.
After many week of clouds, rain and wind, with very mild temperatures for this time of the year (the opposite of what you have in the USA), it cleared again on February 2nd.  Late in the evening I tried to imagine Jupiter but seeing was, again, very awful.  Luckily I got up again at 3h0 UT, trying my luck on a 9h0 Mars.  Amazingly seeing was c excellent.  Imaged for about two hours with my Celestron 14.  Herewith you find my best result at 3h48 UT.  Included in an RGB result and an IR result.  I hope this seeing will come again when Mars has grown to 15h !
Best regards.
Leo
  

From: Bill and Debb
Sent: dinsdag 4 februari 2014 1:43
To: Aerts Leo
Subject: Re: Mars on January 31st 2014

Dear Leo,
  Superb work as always.  This really makes me think that it would have been impossible for Mellish to have seen gcratersh on Mars, under such conditions.  He must have had an illusion of craters but on a small disk itfs easy to deceive oneself.
   Keep up the great work.
   Here, the weather is just starting to turn to the point where one can stand outside for a few minutes without freezing to death.
   Thanks for allowing me the pleasure of vicarious observations!
   Best, Bill


On 11/11/14 1:20 AM, "Aerts Leo"  wrote:
Dear Bill,
Had yesterday some decent seeing conditions on Mars.
Herewith some results on the 8h8 disc.  The planet culminates at 30‹ in Belgium.  All with C14.  Additional information on the imaging results.
No further results on Jupiter due to continuous clouded evenings.  Frustrating with the planet at 62‹ culminating.
Have a nice weekend !
Best regards.
Leo
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¤·····Subject: Mars, Feb 6

Received; 7 February 2014 at 08:41 JST

 

Here is an image of Mars from this morning, you can see prominent cloud over Olympus Mons at top right, and what appears to be an area of dust spreading at lower left over Elysium. This area was already turning pink in the last image I sent out, but now it's quite red.
Seeing was still poor for this session.


http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140206/AWs06Feb14.jpg

 
Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140206-175807/m20140206-175807utc.png

 

regards,

 

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars - February 5th

Received; 7 February 2014 at 01:36 JST

 

Hi Mr. Minami!, Here is my latest session of Mars from February 5th.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140205/EMr05Feb14.jpg

 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 4th February 2014

Received; 5 February 2014 at 21:24 JST

 

Gentlemen,

Please find attached an image of Mars taken this morning in average seeing.
 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140204/MVl04Feb14.jpg


Kind regards

 

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars RGB 04Feb2014

Received; 5 February 2014 at 14:43 JST

 

Hi everyone,

 

The attached image was captured in mediocre seeing.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140204/SBd04Feb14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Stefan BUDA (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Re: Thank you for your essay, uploaded on 25 Jan

Received; 5 February 2014 at 12:20 JST

 

Thank you both. I will try to get more Mars images, but the weather has not been cooperating. The days and nights have been clear, but bu the time Mars rises it turns cloudy and has even rained!
Best,

 

Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Solar Images 2-Feb-2014

Received; 4 February 2014 at 19:21 JST

 

Hi Guys We had pretty decent seeing on the 2nd. AR 1967 had a few flares in progress, and was also pretty awesome in white light.

 


 

 


 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK) 

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 3 February 2014

Received; 4 February 2014 at 04:08 JST

 

Dear friends

 

Attached find my Mars image of  3 February 2014. Seeing was  average and a bit windy.

Note the small North Polar cap, Mare Acidalium, Sinus Meridiani and bright Chryse.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140203/JSb03Feb14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

 

John S SUSSENBACH (Houten, The NETHERLANDS)

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars - January 31st

Received; 3 February 2014 at 03:08 JST

 

Hi Mr. Minami & All!,

Here Is my latest session of Mars (cloudy) from January 31st under above average conditions,

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140131/EMr31Jan14.jpg

 

 Clear Skies.

 

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

 

 

 

 

 ¤·····Subject: Mo23, 24, 31Jan_14

Received; 3 February 2014 at 01:27 JST

 

Mars images on 23, 24, 31 January 2014

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140131/Mo31Jan14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140124/Mo24Jan14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140123/Mo23Jan14.jpg

 

 

Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima, JAPAN)

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 1st February UT

Received; 2 February 2014 at 18:52 JST

 

Please find attached an image set of Mars taken on the 1st Feb UT.
Seeing was quite poor when these were taken (very 'fast' seeing) which blurred fine detail.

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140201/MVl01Feb14.jpg


Best wishes

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

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