1214 DPk Note

14-15 December 2001 (291°Ls)

MARS IMAGES 14-15 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)    2.60s
 GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm)      0.88s
 RED      (RG610 - No IR Rejection)                                   0.21s

                     Images flat and dark corrected.

Seeing fair(5, Pickering). Transparency good = 5.0m, with occ high cirrus. Wind gusty, SE 4-13 kts. Altitude = 46-43 degrees. No dew.
Tryhennum M., Cimmerium M., Hesperia, and Tritonis S. all conspicuous. Trivium-Cerberus faintly visible through NE haze.
SPC tiny; PM limb haze remains prominent.