2003 1009 JBs Note

Martian Drawing on 9 October 2003
at 00:50~01:20 GMT by Jeffrey D BEISH.

λ=276ﾟLs, (ω=323°~ 331°W, φ=21°S), δ=19.1", ι=30°

Note:
SPC clear. MC near SPC. MC near equator. BC = 1.
Dust cloud in Pandorae Fretum - Iapygia Mare- NW Hellas. Have been watching this for several days and from Dobbins image of October 8 it appears to have spread north eastward.

Seeing = 4-5, Transparency 5, Altitude 44°.
T=25.5°C

41cm f /6.9 Newtonian, 590x
Wratten Filters: W23A, W25, W33, W57, W64, W38A, W47.

The Beish Observatory is located (81°19'34.7"W, 27°21'07.1"N) at Lake Placid, FL, USA.

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