Frank J MELILLO #227

Letters to the Editor

from Frank J MELILLO in CMO #227

@ . . . . Hopefully, everyone has a nice Christmas.
I had an opportunity to image Mars Sunday night in red light Wr.#25. Luckily, the seeing condition wasn't too bad.
At LCM=281°W, Syrtis Major and Mare Tyrrhenum are clearly visible. Hellas looks bright. Mars looks pretty clear on the surface, so far.

(27 Dec 1999 email)

@ . . . . As you know, we are all waiting for a word from the Mars Polar Lander. Lets hope for the best!!
Here are my latest images of Mars on 12-4-99 UT. The seeing was so-so. The southern hemisphere looks quite dark (but not as dark as 11-28-99 images) with perhaps Mare Siremun. The SPC may be difficult to see at this longitude. So far, the martians atmosphere looks clear.

(6 Dec 1999 email)

@ . . . . Luckly on 12-18-99, I had an opportunity to image Mars with a red filter Wr #25. The seeing was pretty good in order to capture some of the details like Mare Erythraeum, Aurorae Sinus and Margaritifer Sinis. The LCM was from 355 degrees to 001 degree. There is a good chance that I may have captured the small SPC too. So far, the Martian's atmosphere looks clear.

(19 Dec 1999 email)

Frank J MELILLO (NY, USA) : FrankJ12@aol.com