LtE in CMO #282

From Donald C PARKER



@ . . . . . . . . Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 00:17:10 +0000

Subject: Not Mars

 

Hi All,

           I have attached a couple of images of the two great sunspot groups. We'll have to put aluminum foil on our heads for the next couple of days!

           Best,

 

 

http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/swpod2003/25oct03a/Parker1.jpg

http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather/swpod2003/25oct03a/Parker2.jpg

@ . . . . . . . .Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 05:27:48 +0000

Subject: Mars Images

 

Hi All,

           I have attached some Mars images from 28 October.

           Best,

 

MARS IMAGES  28 October, 2003

 

D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. 16-in (41cm) Newtonian

           ST9XE CCD Camera  Eyepiece Projection @ f/59

                       Integration Times: RRGB Images

 RED (RG610 Red Filter, 610-1100nm: NO IR Rejection)   0.13-0.14s 2  images

 GREEN (CFW8C, 531nm central; BWHM 86nm)   0.55s 3-7 images

 BLUE (CFW8C, 450nm central, BWHM 116nm)   2.20s 4-7 images

             Images bias,flat and dark corrected.

 

Seeing fair to good (6-7 Pickering).  Transparency = 4.5-5.0m.

 Wind steady SE 3-7 kts. Altitude = 51-52 degrees. No dew.

 

Clouds over Tharsis; brighten as they approach PM limb. Two bright localized clouds over Zephyria. NP Hood bluish, thin. Bright PM limb arc. Violet Clearing = 0 visually.

 

 

@ . . . . . . . .Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 05:37:45 +0000

Subject: Mars Flashes

 

Hi All,

           The Martian subearth and subsolar points are now within one degree of one another. This means that for the next couple of weeks conditions are favorable for specular reflections from ice crystal clouds or surface frosts. These would be most likely to appear in the high southern latitudes -- 20-25°S. -- and east of the central meridian.

           Good hunting!

           Best,

 

@ . . . . . . . .Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 22:19:38 +0000

Subject: Mars Image

 

Hi All,

           I have attached a Mars image from 7 November taken under very poor seeing. No evidence of dust -- normal brightening in Candor and Tharsis.

           Best,

 

MARS IMAGES,  7 November, 2003

 

D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. 16-in (41cm) Newtonian

           ToUCam Pro Camera  Eyepiece Projection @ f/21.7

          Infrared Rejection Filter

                    Integration Time: 1/25 sec. 10 fps

          Processed in Registax-2; 656/1200 frames selected.

          Images flat corrected.

 

Seeing very poor, (2-3 Pickering) -- post tropical wave.  Transparency = 4.0m, haze.

No  Wind. Altitude = 38 degrees. Heavy dew.

 

No major dust clouds detected. Chryse clouds bright near PM limb. Prominent clouds extending from terminator over Phaethontis

and Memnonia, also bright visually with Wratten-47 filter.

 

 

@ . . . . . . . .Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 17:16:10 +0000

Subject: Mars Images

 

Hi All,

           I have attached some Mars images from 8 November.

           Best,

          

MARS IMAGES 7-8 November, 2003

 

D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. 16-in (41cm) Newtonian

           ST9XE CCD Camera  Eyepiece Projection @ f/59

                       Integration Times: RRGB Images

 RED (RG610 Red Filter, 610-1100nm: NO IR Rejection)   0.17-0.18s 2-3  images

 GREEN (CFW8C, 531nm central; BWHM 86nm)   0.65s 2-6 images

 BLUE (CFW8C, 450nm central, BWHM 116nm)   2.30s 6-7 images

             Images bias, flat and dark corrected.

 

Seeing fair to good (5-7 Pickering).  Transparency = 4m, haze.

 Wind steady SE 3-7 kts. Altitude = 51-52 degrees. No dew.

 

Prominent terminator clouds over eastern Thaumasia. PM clouds over Hellas, Aeria. NP Hood large, bright.

 

 

 


Don PARKER (Miami, FL, USA)

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