From
Donald C PARKER
® . . . . . . .Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 00:39:09 +0000
Subject: Mars
Images
Hi All,
I
have attached some Mars images from 9-10 December. Looks
pretty normal for the season.
Best,
MARS IMAGES 9-10 December,
2003
D.C. Parker,
ST9XE CCD Camera
Eyepiece Projection @ f/55
Integration Times: RRGB Images
RED
(RG610 Red Filter, 610-1100nm: NO IR Rejection) 0.17s 2 images
GREEN
(CFW8C, 531nm central; BWHM 86nm) 0.50s
4 images
BLUE
(CFW8C, 450nm central, BWHM 116nm) 2.5s
5 images
Images bias,flat and
dark corrected.
Seeing
good (7
Altitude = 62 degrees. No dew.
Difficult conditions due to high winds. Chryse and
Candor bright, especially in red light.
Light cloud in northern Tharsis.
NP Hood moderately bright.
® . .
. . . . .Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 07:31:33 +0000
Subject: DUST
STORM ON MARS
Hi All,
I
have attached some Mars images taken today under very poor conditions. A
significant dust storm has arisen to cover Chryse, Erythraeum M., Aurorae Sinus, Candor, with smaller clouds
in northern Argyre and possibly
On
10 December Chryse and Candor were bright in red
light but no definite obscurations were present.
Best,
MARS IMAGES 13
December, 2003
D.C. Parker,
ST9XE CCD Camera
Eyepiece Projection @ f/55
Integration Times: RRGB
Images
RED (RG610
Red Filter, 610-1100nm: NO IR Rejection)
0.15s 1-2
images
GREEN
(CFW8C, 531nm central; BWHM 86nm) 0.58s
3 images
BLUE
(CFW8C, 450nm central, BWHM 116nm)
2.65-3.00s 3-4 images
Images bias,flat and
dark corrected.
Seeing
poor (4
Transparency = 0-4m . Wind E 0-5 kts.
Altitude = 53-38 degrees. No dew.
Large bright dust clouds in Chryse extending south and west across Eos and west into
Candor. Smaller dust clouds in Erythraeum M. and
northern Argyre. Most of Aurorae Sinus obscured. NP Hood
weak. Dust bright in green and to a lesser extend
in blue. Possible additional cloud in
® . .
. . . . .Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 21:55:16 +0000
Subject: Mars Images
- Dust
Hi All,
I
have attached a Mars image from 14 December. The dust appears to have expanded
southward. A possible secondary dust cloud in eastern Thaumasia. See Paul Maxson's
image taken 91 minutes later.
Image taken with Tippy D'Auria's Meade 12-in LX200.
Best,
MARS IMAGES, 14
December, 2003
D.C. Parker, S. Faworski,
T. D'Auria
ToUCam Pro Camera Eyepiece Projection @ f/18.8
Infrared
Rejection Filter
Integration Time: 1/25 sec.
10 fps
Processed
in K3CCD 600/1201 frames selected (auto).
Images
dark corrected.
Seeing fairly good,
(7
No Wind.
Altitude = 62 degrees. Light dew.
Dust expanded southward, covering most of Bosporos Planum and extending
into Argyre. Small bright clouds over Eos,
® . .
. . . . .Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 04:00:13 +0000
From: Donald
Parker
To:
vzv03210@nifty.com
Subject: Re:
DPk Dust expanded (ob AKUTSU)
Thanks, Masatsugu,
Congratulations to Tomio. Looks like
it's getting interesting!!
Best,
Don
® . .
. . . . .Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:21:45 +0000
Subject: Mars
Images
Hi All,
I
have attached some Mars images from 15-16 December. Dust has expanded eastward
but pretty much limited to the southern hemisphere. North Polar Hood appears
unaffected.
Best,
MARS IMAGES 15-16
December, 2003
D.C. Parker,
ST9XE CCD Camera
Eyepiece Projection @ f/55
Integration Times: RRGB
Images
RED
(RG610 Red Filter, 610-1100nm: NO IR Rejection) 0.15-0.17s 2-3 images
GREEN
(CFW8C, 531nm central; BWHM 86nm) 0.58s
3-5 images
BLUE
(CFW8C, 450nm central, BWHM 116nm)
2.50s 4-6 images
Images bias,flat and
dark corrected.
Seeing
highly variable, frequent fast cumulus clouds (4-8
Transparency = 0-5m . High
Dust has extended eastward over Bosporos, Argyre and into Noachis
and Deucalionis Regio.
® . .
. . . . .Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 05:04:52 +0000
Subject: Mars
Images, Drawings
Hi All,
I
have attached a webcam image and some drawings
from 18 December. Conditions were very poor, with cloud
cover. The dust appears to be confined to the southern hemisphere and moving eastward,
possibly into
Best,
MARS IMAGES, 18
December, 2003
D.C. Parker,
ToUCam Pro
Camera Eyepiece Projection @ f/21.7
Infrared
Rejection Filter
Integration Time: 1/25 sec.
10 fps. GAIN = Maximum.
Processed
in K3CCD 245/500 frames selected (auto).
Images
dark corrected.
Image shot through heavy cloud layer.
Transparency =1m. Mars barely visible Seeing variable
but surprisingly good (4-7
Dust very bright over Noachis
near PM limb.
Dust streak across Argyre. NP
Hood prominent.
® . .
. . . . .Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:40:05 +0000
Subject: Mars
Images
Hi All,
I
have attached some images from 21 December. Seeing poor.
Dust over
Best,
MARS IMAGES 21
December, 2003
D.C. Parker,
ST9XE CCD Camera
Eyepiece Projection @ f/59
Integration Times: RRGB
Images
RED
(RG610 Red Filter, 610-1100nm: NO IR Rejection) 0.15-0.17s 1-2 images
GREEN
(CFW8C, 531nm central; BWHM 86nm)
0.65-0.62s 2-4 images
BLUE
(CFW8C, 450nm central, BWHM 116nm)
2.70-2.80s 5-6 images
Images bias, flat and dark corrected.
Seeing
poor, (2-3
Pickering); post cold front . Transparency = 5m . Wind N 3-5 kts.
Altitude = 62-48 degrees. No dew.
Dust appears limited to the
Seeing poor.
Don PARKER (
