1126 DPk Note

26-27 November 2001 (279°Ls)

MARS IMAGES 26-27 NOVEMBER, 2001

D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. Lynxx PC camera 16-in (41cm) F/6 NEWTONIAN
Eyepiece Projection @ f/44.2


         Integration Times:
 BLUE    (Koheisha, 445nm peak central; BWHM 105nm)   2.80s
 GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm)      0.98s
 RED      (RG610 - No IR Rejection)                                    0.24s

                     Images flat and dark corrected.

Seeing fair to good (6-7, Pickering). Transparency variable (0-4.5m) with frequent clouds. Wind was a problem: NE 4-19 kts. Altitude = 48-43 degrees. No dew.
Note localized cloud (rotates with planet) in eastern Thaumasia -- bright in blue and green. SPC tiny, bright. Bright evening limb haze persists.
Argyre and Chryse appear normal. Noachis bright on evening limb. Oxia P. and Hydrae S. prominent; Nereidum Fr. again seen. Bosporus, Aurorae S., and Margaritifer S. dark. Acidalium M. seen through arctic haze.