0203 DPk Note

3 February 2002 (320°Ls)

MARS IMAGES 3 FEBRUARY, 2002

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)    3.80s
 GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm)      1.30s
 RED      (RG610 - No IR Rejection)                                   0.28s

                     Images flat and dark corrected.

Seeing good (6-7, Pickering). Transparency only 3.5-4.0m. Wind SSE 0-8 kts. Altitude = 43-38 degrees. No dew.
Note:
Again, Daedalia and now Claritas dark, forming a dark streak connecting Sirenum Sinus with Solis Lacus. Solis Lacus small.
The Tithonius Complex is visible. Nectaris Palus and Aurorae Sinus dark.
Eastern Thaumasia between Solis L. and Aurorae S. is very bright.
Argyre very bright on SE limb. PM limb haze broad. SPC tiny.