Solar&Planetary LtE Now for CMO/ISMO #72 (CMO #446)

Solar & Planetary LtE Now for CMO/ISMO #72 (CMO #446)

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��Subject: Mars - Images

Received: 14 April 2016 at 03:04 JST

Hi Mr. Minami and All!, here I submit my most recent images of Mars.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160409/EMr09Apr16.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160408/EMr08Apr16.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160404/EMr04Apr16.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160403/EMr03Apr16.jpg

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/1４ 0311UT

Received: 14 April 2016 at 13:23 JST

Hi all,

Mars this morning, in average seeing.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160414/CFs14Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/13 0304UT

Received: 14 April 2016 at 03:56 JST

Hi all,

Mars this morning, in average seeing.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160413/CFs13Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars April 12, 2016

Received: 13 April 2016 at 07:41 JST

Date: April 012, 2016:

Time: 09:35 GMT, CM: 316�, Ls: 136�

Telescope: 20CM SCT, Camera: ASI 120MM, Filters: RGB+IR

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160412/TWl12Apr16.jpg

Tim WILSON (Jefferson City, Mo)

��Subject: Jupiter 2016.03.13 (RGBs) at Pic du Midi

Received: 13 April 2016 at 02:03 JST

Dears,
Following previous mail, here are the best RGBs of the second part of the night. GTR is rising, preceded by dark spots, and followed by a large perturbation. White spot Z in NEB is also rising, and SSTB ovals are turning along ....

Only the first 4 RGBs are attached, due to file sizes.

RGB: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313-01h01.8UT-PIC.png

R: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313r-01h00.8UT-PIC.png

G: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313g-01h02.9UT-PIC.png

B: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313b-01h01.8UT-PIC.png

RGB: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313-02h04.5UT-PIC.png

R: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313r-02h04.0UT-PIC.png

G: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313g-02h04.5UT-PIC.png

B: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313b-02h05.0UT-PIC.png

RGB: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313-02h18.2UT-PIC.png

R: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313r-02h17.7UT-PIC.png

G: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313g-02h18.2UT-PIC.png

B: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313b-02h18.8UT-PIC.png

RGB: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313-02h29.3UT-PIC.png

R: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313r-02h28.7UT-PIC.png

G: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313g-02h29.3UT-PIC.png

B: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313b-02h29.9UT-PIC.png

RGB: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313-02h41.3UT-PIC.png

R: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313r-02h40.7UT-PIC.png

G: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313g-02h41.3UT-PIC.png

B: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313b-02h41.9UT-PIC.png

RGB: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313-03h18.0UT-PIC.png

R: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313r-03h17.4UT-PIC.png

G: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313g-03h18.0UT-PIC.png

B: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313b-03h18.6UT-PIC.png

RGB: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313-03h28.8UT-PIC.png

R: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313r-03h25.6UT-PIC.png

G: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313g-03h28.8UT-PIC.png

B: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313b-03h31.3UT-PIC.png

Now its over for the images of that mission...

Vive le Pic!

Marc DELCROIX (Tournefeuille, FRANCE)
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/11-Kumamori

Received: 12 April 2016 at 15:25 JST

Mars images on 11 April 2016.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160411/Km11Apr16.jpg

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

��Subject: Jupiter 2016.03.12 at Pic du Midi

Received: 12 April 2016 at 15:25 JST

Dears,
Finally the first RGB from the 1m telescope at Pic du Midi, on the beginning of the March12th/13th night.
First a map with the best RGB of the whole night, spanning of 250� of longitude:

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313m-PIC.png

Then the RGB, and the individual layers (provided only with links here) - 3 outbreaks are visible on the NEB, as the STB ghost transiting with a reddish color inside the dark ring, and a small red post rising on the SSTB :

Marc DELCROIX (Tournefeuille, FRANCE)
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/12 0257UT

Received: 12 April 2016 at 13:23 JST

Hi all,

Mars this morning, unfortunately in poor seeing.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160412/CFs12Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars images (March 27th, 2016.)

Received: 12 April 2016 at 05:51 JST

Hi all,

Here are some Mars images from March 27th under excellent conditions.

RGB: http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1617/2016-03-27-RGB.jpg

Blue: http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1617/2016-03-27-BLUE.jpg

Best Wishes

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160327/DPc27Mar16.jpg

Damian PEACH (Selsey, West Sussex, the UK)

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��Subject: Mars 2016/04/11 0254UT

Received: 11 April 2016 at 13:29 JST

Hi all,

Conditions quite a bit better this morning. Image a bit over processed, which is always tempting when conditions are a bit better. I have marked a feature on the eastern limb. It could be an artifact, but looks like it is "floating" slightly off the limb. Seems to be most evident in the G image. Reiichi KONNAI has kindly commented on the "Elysium Pink cloud", which he believes to be an albedo feature on the west flank of Elysium Mons and references one of Christophes images from 6 March 2012, on the CMO LtE.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160411/CFs11Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Re: Re: Mars 2016/04/10 0241UT

Received: 11 April 2016 at 13:19 JST

Dear Reiichi,
Thank you as always for your comments, and also for clarifying the issue of the "pink cloud", which as you have indicated appears to be an albedo feature. Interesting!
Best regards,

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Re: Mars 2016/04/10 0241UT

Received: 10 April 2016 at 20:47 JST

Hi Clyde,
Your recent images are great! The Elysium "pink cloud" is not a cloud, it is actually an albedo feature, corresponding to the west flank of the Elysium rise as Christophe PELLIER pointed out. Please refer to the Solar＆Planetary LtE Now for CMO#396, my LtE dated 06 March 2012, and Christophe's response dated 07 March:
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmo/ISMO_LtE396.htm
In this apparition, Hecates Tholus, northern most of the Elysium Volcano Trio appears fairly bright as well, often looks like a northeasterly short bright tail of the Elysium Mons.

Good Seeing!,

Reiichi KONNA� (Fukushima, JAPAN)

��Subject: Fw: [ALPO_Jupiter] Jupiter -- 9 April 2016

Received: 10 April 2016 at 11:35 JST

Hi all,

Here is Jupiter, taken last night in fair seeing and fading transparency as an unusual spring snowstorm moved-in. The Great Red Spot is just about to rotate off the disc and its long, turbulent wake stretches across the facing hemisphere.

http://exosky.net/exosky/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-09-0228ut_wjaeschke_rgb.jpg

http://exosky.net/exosky/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-04-09-0236ut_wjaeschke_rgb-1.jpg

Regards,

Wayne JAESCHKE (West Chester, PA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/10 0241UT

Received: 10 April 2016 at 12:48 JST

Hi all,

Conditions very poor this morning and submitting an IR image only. In trying to process the colour image, which I felt did not come out well enough to submit, it did look like the Elysium "pink cloud" from yesterday was still present.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160410/CFs10Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/9 0249UT

Received: 9 April 2016 at 23:28 JST

Hi all,

Image set from this morning. Rather interesting/unusual and prominent pinkish extended cloud over the western side of Elysium, which also shows quite strongly in the IR. South Polar Hood is also prominent. Quite a distinct bright area in Hellas. Always fascinating, when the Gale crater extension from Mare Cimmerium is see like this, to consider that Curiosity rover is operating in that little dark spot south of Elysium.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160409/CFs09Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Small NP disturbance?

Received: 9 April 2016 at 20:30 JST

Hello all,
After posting my images and animation from the 8th April, I noticed what appeared to be an artifact near the North Polar region of Mars.
It appears in all mages from the session. I thought it might be a processing artifact.
After reprocessing the data with no multi alignment point registration, the artifact still persists.
I therefore believe that it is real.
Could someone elaborate on what it might be? Please see the attached.
Many thanks

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 8th April 2016

Received: 9 April 2016 at 19:13 JST

Hello all,
Seeing was quite good this morning & I have attached a small movie of Mars' rotation from 1525UT to 1644UT.
Also, attached is a composite of six images that were part of the movie sequence.
Interesting dark 'ridge' in the South Polar Hood (?) at the southern edge of Solis Lacus.

Best wishes
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160408/MVl08Apr16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/8 0316UT

Received: 9 April 2016 at 17:29 JST

Dear CMO,

Please find attached an RGB set from this morning, captured in reasonably good seeing.

Regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160408/SBd08Apr16.jpg

Stefan BUDA (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/8 0316UT

Received: 9 April 2016 at 03:41 JST

Hi all,

Image set from this morning.

Best regards,�

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160408/CFs08Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars 6th April UT

Received: 7 April 2016 at 22:45 JST

Hello all,
Attached are some images of Mars taken on the 6th April UT as indicated.
Seeing was fair to good for the session.
I have also attached a small eight frame animation of the period from 1525UT to 1624UT showing Mars' rotation in that time.
Solis Lacus looks quite undefined and there is much evening terminator haze/cloud from southern M.Erythraeum to Nilokeras/M.Acidalium.

Best wishes
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160406/MVl06Apr16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: solar images 29th March to 3rd April 2016

Received: 7 April 2016 at 17:53 JST

Hi Guys AR2526 has been the subject of focus over this period. Not a great deal of far reaching plasma disturbance for such a decent sized spot. It was accompanied by a �mystery� AR, see image timed at 09:26 ut on the 2nd of April. This was also recognisable in white light.

Seeing had its good moments on the back edge of passing clouds.

Best wishes

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)

www.david-tyler.com

��Subject: Mars Image April 5, 2016

Received: 6 April 2016 at 08:49 JST

Date: April 05, 2016, Time: 10:01 GMT
CM: 027� , Ls: 133�

Telescope: 15CM SCT, Camera: ASI 120MM, Filters: Orion RGBIR

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160405/TWl05Apr16.jpg

Tim WILSON (Jefferson City, Mo)

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/5 0349UT

Received: 6 April 2016 at 03:14 JST

Hi all,

Image set from this morning. The marking in Hellas seems to have a reddish tint. Dust deposits?

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160405/CFs05Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars images

Received: 5 April 2016 at 23:46 JST

Dear Sirs,
Please find an attached Mars image set from the 2nd April 2016.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160402/MJs02Apr16.jpg

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 3rd April UT

Received: 5 April 2016 at 19:23 JST

Hello all,
I have attached some images of Mars taken on the 3rd April with Olympus Mons approximately on the CM.

Regards

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160403/MVl03Apr16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2nd April 2016

Received: 4 April 2016 at 20:13 JST

Hello all,
Attached is an image of Mars taken in good seeing on 2nd April UT as marked.

I have also attached a small 4 image GIF of about 20min of Mars' rotation.

There is also a 3 image side-by side slide for a pseudo stereo view (please excuse the north-up orientation of this one).

Best wishes,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160402/MVl02Apr16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2 April 2016

Received: 3 April 2016 at 23:41 JST

Mars images on 2 April 2016.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160402/As02Apr16.jpg

Tadashi ASADA (Fukuoka, JAPAN)

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/4 0313UT

Received: 4 April 2016 at 13:38 JST

Hi all,

Image set from this morning. The brightish "disturbance" in the northern Arabia region looks it has dissipated somewhat. Interesting line running across Hellas. I also note small bright spot south of Hellas.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160404/CFs04Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars Images April 2- 3, 2016

Received: 4 April 2016 at 05:12 JST

Date: April 03, 2016, Time: 10:34 GMT
CM: 054�, Ls: 132�
Telescope: 15CM SCT
Camera: ASI 120MM
Filters: LRGB

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160403/TWl03Apr16.jpg

Date: April 02, 2016, Time: 10:04 GMT
CM: 056�, Ls: 132�
Telescope: 15CM SCT
Camera: ASI 120MM
Filters: IR

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160402/TWl02Apr16.jpg

Tim WILSON (Jefferson City, Mo)

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/3 0327UT

Received: 4 April 2016 at 00:03 JST

Hi all,

Image set from this morning. The brightish "disturbance" in the northern Arabia region which I noted yesterday is still evident.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160403/CFs03Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Re: A Bright Patch West off Syrtis Major

Received: 3 April 2016 at 22:39 JST

Hi Reiichi,
Probably a very small dust cloud... best hypotesis I think !

Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary astronomy and imaging

��Subject: Re: 2nd anniversary �28 March 2016

Received: 3 April 2016 at 22:38 JST

Happy "anniversary Clyde ! The work paid off and your images are really excellent. One nice thing to me is that you live in a country at similar Earth longitude than Europe, so when it's hard for us to image Mars like this year, we are not going to lose data thank with yours :)
Best wishes,

Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary astronomy and imaging

��Subject: Mars 30 March 2016

Received: 3 April 2016 at 06:32 JST

Mars images on 30 March 2016.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160330/As30Mar16.jpg

By the use of the 60cm Reflector (manufactured by the Mitaka-Koki,co.Ltd) (see CMO #432)
This telescope is now located on the summit of Mt. Haleakala of the Maui island, Hawaii.
The Mars images are automatically taken by a direction of Dr.T.ASADA staying in Japan, and then the image-data are wirelessly dispatched first from the Hawaii station to Japan, namely at the Planetary Plasma and Atmosphere Research Center (PPARC) of the Tohoku University, Japan, and secondly the data are directly transmitted to the computer of Dr.T.Asada at Kyushu, Japan to be processed. (Editer)

Tadashi ASADA (Fukuoka, JAPAN)

��Subject: Mars animation, April 2

Received: 3 April 2016 at 10:30 JST

Hi all, here's a 2-frame animation of Mars from this morning through an Astrodon red filter. Interesting linear features are visible above and below Olympus Mons at upper right. The caldera of the volcano is vaguely seen as a dark spot.

The animation makes it clear that these fearures are on the Martian surface and not camera artifacts as I initially thought likely. Animations are very good for telling what's real and what is not.

regards,

Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20160402-181300/mars-20160402-1813-1830-red.gif

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars images

Received: 2 April 2016 at 20:28 JST

Dear Sirs,

Please find an attached Mars image set from the 31st March 2016.
Apologises for only 30minutes between the two sets.

Best regards,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160331/MJs31Mar16.jpg

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/04/2 0223UT

Received: 2 April 2016 at 17:10 JST

Hi all,

Image set from this morning. Seeing conditions remain poor, and the capture was taken through high cloud. Possibly a small disturbance in the northern Arabia region, which shows slightly lighter. I am keen to get back onto RGB's, but am delaying for two reasons: a) I am trying to manage my time as I still have to go to work at 7 in the morning and b) with the seeing conditions as poor as they have been recently, I think I am going to struggle getting reasonable results. However, hopefully conditions will still improve as we move towards winter and the opposition and I will change to RGB's as soon as possible.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160402/CFs02Apr16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars, 1st April

Received: 2 April 2016 at 10:50 JST

Hi all, here is a colour image of Mars from this morning in variable seeing.

Many interesting features can be seen, from the bright pink/red Elysium just left of centre to the clouds over Olympus Mons at top right. The north pole is nearly invisible at top left, and clouds cover the south pole at bottom right. regards,

Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20160401-185912/m20160401-185912utc.png
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http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160401/AWs01Apr16.jpg

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 31st March 2016

Received: 1 April 2016 at 19:17 JST

Hello all,
attached are two images of Mars taken through high cloud. Seeing was reasonable, but contrast was poor due to the conditions. As I was finishing my last set, the high cloud was clearing, but I could not continue to image due to work committments. I have perhaps pushed the processing a little too far with these in order to try & reveal more of the differences in albedo of this aspect of Mars.

best wishes
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160331/MVl31Mar16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/30 0220UT� 2016/03/31 0307UT

Received: 1 April 2016 at 04:39 JST

Hi all,

Images from 30 and 31 March. Unfortunately seeing conditions were very poor, but submitting for the record. Cloud is noticeable over Syrtis Major.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160330/CFs30Mar16.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160331/CFs31Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: A Bright Patch West off Syrtis Major

Received: 1 April 2016 at 00:42 JST

Dear all,
Please find an attached montage. The bright spot west off Syrtis Major captured by the Mars Express' visual monitoring camera on 26 March I mentioned in my LtE dated 28 March was also recorded in the image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's Mars Color Imager. Almost the same appearance of a bright pach was seen on the next sol as well.

Best,

Reiichi KONNA� (Fukushima, JAPAN)

��Subject: Mars 30th March UT

Received: 31 March 2016 at 18:44 JST

Hello all

Unfortunately this mornings imaging was hindered by a lot of cloud.
I was not able to obtain a single video file of sufficient length to obtain a smooth image.
Seeing appeared to be generally above average when Mars was visible, but overall contrast was low.
I have attached a two image composite of Mars from the best data available.

best wishes
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160330/MVl30Mar16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Jupiter 2016.03.13 from Pic du Midi in methane aborption band

Received: 29 March 2016 at 14:11 JST

Dears,
Jupiter, Ganymede and Europa in methane aborption band with the 1m telescope from Pic du Midi.
The bright SSTB ovals, GRS and the dark STB ghost can be very well made out.

Map from that night (click on the link, file too big not attached) :
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313c-PIC.png

Derotated images:

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313c-00h12.8UT-PIC.png

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313c-01h20.6UT-PIC.png

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313c-02h55.1UT-PIC.png

Animations (click on the link, files too big not attached) :
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313a-00h07.6UT-PIC.gif

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313a-01h15.5UT-PIC.gif

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313a-02h40.0UT-PIC.gif

Steady skies,

Marc DELCROIX (Tournefeuille, FRANCE)
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/29 0244UT

Received: 29 March 2016 at 13:38 JST

Hi all,

Image set from this morning. Although clear conditions, seeing was poor. The inverted V-shaped cloud over Eden looks like it has dissipated a bit. I note the rather large reddish area in the approximate region of Noachis. It is so distinct that I thought it may be a mark on my camera chip. However, checking yesterdays image and also comparing images taken over a few minutes, it is definitely rotating with the planet. I also note what looks like a very condensed bright spot at the NPC, particularly on the B image. Light cloud over Aeria, looking like it extends over Syrtis Major which is just on the evening terminator.

Best regards,

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http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160329/CFs29Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars Image 3-28-16

Received: 29 March 2016 at 07:26 JST

Tim Wilson, �Jefferson City, Mo. USA

Date: March 28, 2016� Time: 10:22 GMT� CM: 107�� Ls: 129�

Telescope: 15CM SCT,� Camera: ASI 120MM,� Filters: Orion RGB

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160328/TWl28Mar16.jpg

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Subject: Mars Image

Received: 23 March 2016 at 09:17 JST

Hello,
This is my first post to CMO which I have been following for many years.
Please let me know what data you want included or if there is a form report to include with the email with all data..

Thank You

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http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160321/TWl21Mar16.jpg

Tim WILSON �(Jefferson City, MO)

��Subject: Jupiter 2016.0312-13 from Pic du Midi

Received: 29 March 2016 at 07:20 JST

Dears,

With some delay (too many videos to process), Jupiter in IR with the 1m telescope.

A summary with a map made over more than 24h (file too big not attached, please click on the link) :
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313i-PIC.png

Derotated images, with some interesting details (STB ghost is well seen) :

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160312i-23h24.7UT-PIC.png

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313i-00h45.0UT-PIC.png

oval BA rising :
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313i-01h49.6UT-PIC.png

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313i-03h11.0UT-PIC.png

Some animations (files too big not attached, please click on the links) :
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160312a-23h24UT-PIC.gif

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313a-00h43.4UT-PIC.gif

with Ganymede and Europa:

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313a-01h42.3UT-PIC.gif

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160313a-01h48.6UT-PIC.gif

Steady skies,

Marc DELCROIX (Tournefeuille, FRANCE)
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/28 0316UT

Received: 28 March 2016 at 02:48 JST

Hi Mr. Minami and All!.

Here I submit my most recent session on Mars on march 25th, 07:54ut.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160325/EMr25Mar16.jpg

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/28 0316UT

Received: 28 March 2016 at 15:38 JST

Hi all,

Image set from this morning. Inverted V-shaped cloud over Eden. Although clear conditions, seeing is average at best.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160328/CFs28Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars, 27th March

Received: 28 March 2016 at 11:54 JST

Hi all, here's a colour image of Mars from this morning. Bright cloud is visible in Hellas at lower left, but also some polar clouds to it's right, covering the south polar cap. Elysium is bright with some cloud at right of centre and there is some ill-defined sign of clouds over the volcanoes on the limb at upper right.
Syrtis Major is rising at lower left and the north polar cap is just visible at upper left.

regards,

Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20160327-185342/m20160327-185342utc.png

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160327/AWs27Mar16.jpg

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: 2nd anniversary �28 March 2016

Received: 28 March 2016 at 04:31 JST

Hi all,

A bit of an "anniversary" for me tomorrow. Two years ago I installed the 14" in my observatory. It replaced my 12" LX200, and also coincided with an upgraded motorised rolloff roof structure. This triggered my serious interest in astro-imaging, and more specifically my interest in Mars imaging. I believe my first contact with Richard at the BAA was sometime in May 2014. Shortly after that I started interacting with Roger and Jim at ALPO, and in September 2014 I discovered the CMO and started submitting images, and also interacting with Reiichi Konnai, who has made a number of interesting commentaries on my images. Submissions to ALPO Japan have been more recent. In between I have had input from Christophe and Marc to help me along the way which has been very much appreciated. Its been quite a journey already, but hopefully just the start of a much longer journey. It is my wish that at some stage I will have the opportunity of meeting you all personally. I have sent through a few images before, but I attach a few of the observatory to celebrate the anniversary.

Best regards,

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Jupiter images, March 18th 2016

Received: 28 March 2016 at 02:40 JST

Hi all,
Some images taken under poor seeing. Note nonetheless important plume in EZn bright in IR and CH4.

http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-18_22-38_rgb_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-18_23-22_ir_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-18_22-59_ch4_cp

Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary astronomy and imaging

��Subject: RE: Mars 2016/03/27 0248UT

Received: 28 March 2016 at 00:16 JST

My apologies. I had not updated the IR image in the first submission. Kindly find the correct, updated on.

Best,

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From: Clyde Foster [mailto:clyde@icon.co.za]
Sent: 27 March 2016 04:49 PM
Subject: Mars 2016/03/27 0248UT

Hi all,

Image set from this morning. The cloud over Eden/Oxia is less obvious today. Image is a bit "soft", but also trying hard not to over process as well.

Best regards, Clyde

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http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160327/CFs27Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: A Bright Patch West off Syrtis Major

Received: 28 March 2016 at 00:08 JST

Dear all,
On the latest Mars Image by ESA's Mars Express Visual Monitoring Camera taken on 26 March 2016, I noticed a roundish bright patch about one hundred km across just west off Syrtis Major mound (yellow arrow) which wasn't there four days before. Please find an attached montage.
What on Mars was it!? The location seems to be near the crater Leighton, halfway between the great craters Hygens and Antoniadi.

Best,

Reiichi KONNA� (Fukushima, JAPAN)

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/26 0223UT

Received: 26 March 2016 at 13:09 JST

Hi all,

Image set from this morning.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160326/CFs26Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars images

Received: 26 March 2016 at 10:56 JST

Dear Sirs,
Please find an attached Mars image set from the 25th March 2016.

Best regards,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160325/MJs25Mar16.jpg

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 25th March 2016

Received: 26 March 2016 at 08:45 JST

Some good seeing again this morning before the clouds rolled in.
Attached is a composite of two images of Mars taken this morning.

Best wishes
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160325/MVl25Mar16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/25 0237UT

Received: 25 March 2016 at 19:28 JST

Hi all,

Seeing conditions not particularly good this morning. Similar cloud structures, and "frosty Argyre"(I have been told :-) ) as yesterday.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160325/CFs25Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Jupiter images, March 14th 2016

Received: 25 March 2016 at 18:57 JST

Hi all, some images taken under very average seeing.

http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-14_23-48_rgb_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-14_23-56_ir_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-14_23-29_ch4_cp

Good obs,

Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary astronomy and imaging

��Subject: solar images 21 to 22-Mar-2016

Received: 25 March 2016 at 10:30 JST

Hi Guys I just managed two AVIs on the 21st in the cloud gaps, and and plenty to choose from on the 22nd of AR2524 in Ha and White light. What an awesome beast 2524 has been.

Best wishes

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)

www.david-tyler.com

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/24 0251UT

Received: 24 March 2016 at 21:25 JST

Hi all,

Quite a night. Out at about 21.00 yesterday evening trying to get a better grip on my collimation. Then out of bed at about 01.30 to capture the jupiter double transit. Back in bed and up again at 4.30 for my Mars capture. Exceptionally heavy dew, and water literally dripping off the scope. Then needed to go into the office this morning as well. I was about to say "I love my job"(imaging), but its not my job��Maybe one of these days�.!

Plenty of cloud on the Mars image of this morning:

1) The cloud that has been noticeable in a few of my recent images over the Eden/Oxia region, is showing quite distinctly

2) Looks like more cloud near the NPC

3) Bright cloud over Tharsis(on the limb) and appears to extend into Solis Lacus

4) Cloud in/over Argyre I, with general southern limb cloud.

Also attached is a quick process of the Jupiter double transit.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160324/CFs24Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: VMC images

Received: 24 March 2016 at 20:08 JST

Dear all,

Now reawoken MEX VMC/ESA(or a press officer?)is constantly releasing Mars images full of precious information especially for the morning terminator twilight～dawn zone where various mysterious meteorological phenomena occur which we earth-based observers can't see geometrically now in this pre-opposition period. Attached here are the latest ones. Better access directly to VMC The Mars Webcam|Flickr-Photo Sharing!：

https://www.flickr.com/photos/esa_marswebcam

� Good Seeing!

Reiichi KONNA� (Fukushima, JAPAN)

��Subject: Mars, March 23

Received: 24 March 2016 at 13:30 JST

Hi all, here's an image of Mars from this morning in reasonably good seeing. Lots of cloud structure in Hellas at lower right, and the north pole is faintly visible at top left. Syrtis Major is prominent near the centre of the image.
regards,

Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20160323-183454/m20160323-183454utc.png
�

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160323/AWs23Mar16.jpg

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars images

Received: 24 March 2016 at 06:55 JST

Dear Sirs,
Please find an attached Mars image set from the 20th March 2016. Seeing was at times very good.

Best regards,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160320/MJs20Mar16.jpg

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 22nd March UT

Received: 23 March 2016 at 19:05 JST

Hello all,
This morning the seeing was very good despite high cloud being present.
Attached are a number of images from data taken today.
Note the two brighter 'spots' on the eastern edge of S.Major.

Best wishes,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160322/MVl22Mar16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars, March 22

Received: 23 March 2016 at 18:07 JST

Hi all, here's an image of Mars from this morning in poor seeing. Hellas basin is prominent at the bottom, full of clouds.

regards,

Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20160322-174506/m20160322-174506utc.png

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160322/AWs22Mar16.jpg

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 21st March 2016

Received: 22 March 2016 at 18:52 JST

Hello all,
Seeing was good this morning.
Please find attached some Mars images frm 21st March 2016 UT

Kind regards

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160321/MVl21Mar16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars RGB set 20 March 2016

Received: 22 March 2016 at 18:52 JST

Dear CMO,

Please find attached my second image set for the apparition, captured in mediocre seeing.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160320/SBd20Mar16.jpg

Stefan BUDA (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Jupiter 2016.03.12 at Pic du Midi

Received: 22 March 2016 at 07:42 JST

Dears,
Jupiter from Pic du Midi with the 1m telescope, unfortunately under instrumental turbulence (cupola was not yet cooled down to the -8�C external temperature).

Last IR image shows oval BA setting with dark spots following, a long chain of dark spots on NTB, and white eruptions in NEBs.

clear:

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160312-01h14.8UT-PIC.png

in IR:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160312i-02h00.0UT-PIC.png

http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20160312i-02h19.0UT-PIC.png

Plenty of other images from 2016.03.13 to come in the next days ...

Steady skies,

Marc DELCROIX (Tournefeuille, FRANCE)
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix

��Subject: Mars images

Received: 22 March 2016 at 07:40 JST

Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image set from the 21st March 2016.
Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160321/MJs21Mar16.jpg

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Saturn 2016.03.13 at Pic du Midi

Received: 21 March 2016 at 21:33 JST

Dears,
Saturn images taken with the 1m telescope at Pic du Midi, under low altitude and turbulence, with the ASI224MC, presented at acquisition size (which make them big).
The hexagon with its central vortex can still be made out in the IR image , along with the different zones in B-ring:

In IR: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s20160313i-05h12.4UT-PIC.png

Color : http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s20160313-05h24.0UT-PIC.png

In CH4: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s20160313c-05h18.2UT-PIC.png

Steady skies,

Marc DELCROIX (Tournefeuille, FRANCE)
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix

��Subject: Mars 2016.03.13 from Pic du Midi

Received: 21 March 2016 at 21:30 JST

Dears,
Mars images taken with the 1m telescope at Pic du Midi, under turbulence, with the ASI224MC :
We can see an orographic cloud over Olympus Mons, as well as other clouds on the terminator, probably above Ascraeus and Pavonis Mons, and one further on the North :

Color: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/m20160313-04h20.2UT-PIC.png

IR685nm: http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/m20160313i-04h30.5UT-PIC.png

There is also a small whitish excrescence further North on the terminator, but given the resolution that could be an artifact.

Steady skies,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160313/MDc13Mar16.jpg

Marc DELCROIX (Tournefeuille, FRANCE)
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix

��Subject: Mars 20th March 2016

Received: 21 March 2016 at 20:00 JST

Hello all,
Here are some Mars images taken on the 20th March UT in fair seeing.

best wishes,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160320/MVl20Mar16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/21 0244UT

Received: 21 March 2016 at 13:28 JST

Hi all,

Mars capture from this morning.

Best regards,

�http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160321/CFs21Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: solar images 13th to 17th-Mar-2016

Received: 21 March 2016 at 09:27 JST

Hi Guys I had some fleeting good seeing on both of these days. You may think at a glance I have done duplicates but some are single stack and some are double stack shots I hope you find the comparisons interesting, I have solar max s stk 90 set perched atop of the AP178 some times with a BF15 at prime focus and sometimes a going rusty BF30 that still has a good 18mm clear in the centre. The ds shot are from a Coro 90 scope with 2x powermate.

The white light are from the AP178 with 2x or 3x TV Barlow.

Best wishes

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)

www.david-tyler.com

��Subject: Mars March 18th

Received: 20 March 2016 at 05:42 JST

Hi Mr. Minami and All!, Here is my recent session on march 18th and of Jupiter on the the 18th also.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160318/EMr18Mar16.jpg

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

��Subject: Mars, March 19 RGB

Received: 20 March 2016 at 17:46 JST

Hi all, one more image from this morning. I'd originally thought the colour data would be very poor but after processing it seems to have come up ok.

The north pole is visible on the limb at upper left and Hellas at lower right is full of clouds. Some blue equatorial clouds can be seen across the disk, in particular across Syrtis Major at right.

cheers,

Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20160319-184812/m20160319-184812utc.png

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160319/AWs19Mar16.jpg

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/20 0242UT

Received: 20 March 2016 at 16:38 JST

Hi All,

Mars capture from this morning. Unfortuntely a very short session with high cloud and heavy dewing due to cooler conditions after heavy rain this last week. So conditions rather poor, but submitting "for the record".

However a few comments:

1) Particularly in the IR image, there appears to be a fine line joining the Valles Marineris region with Nikokeras. Under these poor conditions, however, it is difficult to make a firm assessment.

2) More out of interest, in processing, I "pushed" the blue channel a little and it produced an interesting effect. Namely that it gives the impression of extensive haze across a large portion of the planet(attached portrait image). However, again under these conditions, I would be wary of drawing any significant conclusions.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160320/CFs20Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars, March 19

Received: 20 March 2016 at 09:54 JST

Hi all, here's an image of Mars from this morning using an IR >= 750nm filter. The seeing was not stable enough for a colour image, there were storms and unstable conditions around.

Arabia is the bright feature at centre, with Chryse rising at left and Syrtis Major setting at right. Sinus Meridiani is the dark feature across the lower part of the image.

The north pole is visible at top left (although muted through this filter) and Hellas basin at lower right can just be seen on the limb with some bright cloud or frost, again muted somewhat through the IR filter.
regards,

Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20160319-191822/m20160319-191822utc.png

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160319/AWs19Mar16.jpg

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/19 0034UT

Received: 19 March 2016 at 12:05 JST

Hi All,

Mars capture from this morning. Bright cloud over Eden, with some more subtle equatorial cloud. Argyre with cloud/frost is evident in the south east and also some subtle markings over Mare Erythraeum.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160319/CFs19Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars March 13th, 14th

Received: 18 March 2016 at 08:31 JST

Hi Mr. Minami and All!,

Here are my latest sessions of Mars on march 13th, 14th. and my latest session of Jupiter on march 16th.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160314/EMr14Mar16.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160313/EMr13Mar16.jpg

Efrain MORALES RIVERA (Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)

��Subject: A Grin without a Cat

Received: 18 March 2016 at 01:30 JST

Dear all,
The latest MRO MARCI Weather Report was released for the week of 7-13 March 2016. Everyday image of the week shows the afternoon remnants of the north polar spiral cloud, an almost dissipating annular cloud or arc-shaped fragments(an eye without a cyclone??).

Attached here is a montage comparing the well-developed clear-eyed spiral cloud in the morning captured by Mars Express on 11 March and the dissipating remnants thereof depicted in the MRO MARCI image taken in the afternoon of the same day. A subtle eastward migration suspected?

�Best,

Reiichi KONNA� (Fukushima, JAPAN)

��Subject: Re: Fw: North Polar Spiral Cloud

Received: 17 March 2016 at 19:50 JST

Dear Masatsugu,

Thank you for sending this. Unfortunately the weather here has been quite poor of late; this morning was the first time in a while that I have been able to image Mars. Because I must leave for work early, I cannot capture the aspect shown in the Mars Express image at this time. Perhaps on the weekend if the weather is good. I have borrowed an ASI 224MC one-shot colour camera from a friend to try. It is remarkable how close to the eyepiece view that the resulting images are. Also remarkable is the fact that I was able to produce images from very ordinary seeing conditions. I used only 5% of the 30,000 frames in the capture for each time period.

Best wishes

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160316/MVl16Mar16.jpg

Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: New VMC Images

Received: 17 March 2016 at 13:08 JST

Dear all,
Please find attached the new images by VMC The Great Webcam on Mars Express/Europian Space Agency which show the daily north polar cloud fronts activities. The 14 March one also displays the Tharsian Great Taco Bells poked out from the sea of morning mist along with some hint of the bright Ascraeus cloud activity.

We have frustratedly bad seeing conditions these days here in Japan.
Hoping to have stable air,

Reiichi KONNA� (Fukushima, JAPAN)

��Subject: Mars, 16th March

Received: 17 March 2016 at 07:44 JST

The north pole can be seen at the top, and some blue equatorial clouds can be seen across the disk, most visible over Syrtis Major as it sets at right. Hellas can just be seen at lower right as it sets, still full of bright cloud and frost.The plains of Arabia are prominent at the centre of the image.
�Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20160316-182936/m20160316-182936utc.png

regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160316/AWs16Mar16.jpg

Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Mars 2016/03/16 0258UT

Received: 17 March 2016 at 04:59 JST

Hi All,

A Mars capture from this morning under less than ideal conditions. Probably a bit overprocessed, although I was trying to bring out the clouds. Other than the "normal" equatorial and Tharsis clouds, cloud is also seen over the Tempe Terra region. Possibly a small cloud near the NPC and what appears to be fairly extensive cloud across the southern limb.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160316/CFs16Mar16.jpg

Clyde FOSTER (Centurion, SOUTH AFRICA)

��Subject: Mars images

Received: 16 March 2016 at 20:42 JST

Dear Sirs,
Finally, after much cloud and missed opportunities, please find an attached Mars image set from the 15th March 2016. This set was taken in good seeing.

Best regards,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2016/160315/MJs15Mar16.jpg

Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

��Subject: Jupiter images

Received: 16 March 2016 at 07:06 JST

Hi all,
Some Jupiter images taken under better seeing, though still not very good. From STB ghost to GRS. One image is taken at 1 micron in IR and it's probably the best I got but I still don't see any interest in that image in comparison with usual IR pass filters...

http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-12_22-53_rgb_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-12_23-45_ir_cp

http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-13_00-01_ch4_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-13_00-17_rgb_cp

http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-13_01-21_ch4_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-13_01-36_ir_cp

http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-13_01-49_ir_cp (1000 nm)
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2016-03-13_02-01_rgb_cp

Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary astronomy and imaging

��Subject: North Polar Spiral Cloud

Received: 15 March 2016 at 21:05 JST

Dear all,

Attached here is the latest image by the ESA's Mars Express Visual Monitoring Camera showing a northern summer north polar cloud fronts with a large wine-color eye, though the spiral structure is vague.
Note also the two lighter projections just off the dawn terminator (blue arrows). Probe images with this type of angle are very informative, showing the zone of critical dawn hours where significant meteorological phenomena can occur.

Best,

Reiichi KONNA� (Fukushima, JAPAN)

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