1211 DPk Note

11 December 2001 (289°Ls)

MARS IMAGES 11 DECEMBER, 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)      0.92s
 RED      (RG610 - No IR Rejection)                                   0.22s

                     Images flat and dark corrected.

Seeing very good (7-8, Pickering). Transparency = 4.5m. Wind gusty, ENE-ESE 6-14 kts. Altitude = 52-51 degrees. No dew.
Tyrhennum M., Cimmerium M., Hesperia, and Tritonis S. all conspicuous. M. Hadriacum bordering dull cloud over Hellas on AM limb. Elysium bright near NE limb. Xanthus and Scamander visible on either side of Eridania.
SPC tiny; PM limb haze remains prominent.