1217 DPk Note

17 December 2001 (293°Ls)

MARS IMAGES 17 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)    2.56s
 GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm)      0.88s
 RED      (RG610 - No IR Rejection)                                   0.20s

                     Images flat and dark corrected.

Seeing fair(5, Pickering). Transparency good = 5.0m.
Wind S 0-7 kts. Altitude = 53-46 degrees. No dew.
Sirenum M., Cimmerium M., and Scamander all conspicuous.
Note bright cloud over Elysium near terminator, becoming more diffuse as planet rotates.
SPC tiny; PM limb haze remains prominent.