From Donald R BATES, Jr
@. . . . . Date:
From: "Don R. Bates"
<dbates3@houston.rr.com>
To: <vzv03210@nifty.com>
Subject: Mars Image from Don Bates in
Sirs: Here is another photographic image that I took
on
ALPO Mars Observation - Photographic
DATE (UT):
TIME (UT):
CM: 301.3700
DIA.(・:
20.3600 K(phase): 0.9993
TELESCOPE: 250mm L ・F/118
FILTERS: none
SEEING (0-10): 7
TRANSPARENCY (0-6): 5
FILM: Kodak Elite Chrome 200
IMAGE PROCESSING: Composite of 2 images
OBSERVER: Donald R. Bates, jr
OBSERVING STATION:
ADDRESS: dbates3@houston.rr.com
OBSERVING NOTES: Syrtis Major very dark. Utopia
visible at bottom of disk.
Date:
From: "Don R. Bates"
<dbates3@houston.rr.com>
To: <vzv03210@nifty.com>
Subject: Thanks for the reply
Dear Masatsugu MINAMI:
Thanks
very much for the reply. I have been using the Mars Previewer II software to obtain the CM and
other data for my images, and I noticed that the Mars Preview II image was
slightly different than my photograph. I'm not sure what is causing this
difference; perhaps I accidental input the wrong UT time.
I
will be traveling to
I
may be one of the last of the planetary photographers to use traditional film
instead of CCD. I am currently shooting with Kodak Tech Pan or Kodak Elite
Chrome 200, then combining several images in Photoshop 6.0. Obviously, the
seeing affects the image more because my exposures are longer. However, I enjoy
developing 35mm film, and with a lot of patience and hard work, I get fairly
good results.
I
have not met Ed Grafton, but have heard his name through local Astronomy
circles, and have been very impressed with his CCD images. Perhaps we will meet
someday. It has been exciting to be part of an international group of Mars
imaging enthusiasts. I will continue to send as many images as possible. Let me
know if you have any suggestions about images size and preferred format (JPEG,
GIF, TIFF, etc).
Clear skies!
Don R. Bates
Date:
From: "Bates, Don"
<Bates.Don@corp.sysco.com>
To: "'vzv03210@nifty.com'"
<vzv03210@nifty.com>
Subject: Mars Image - Correct data and size
I realized that my last submission contain the wrong
UT time, which caused a data error. Thanks for pointing this out. This latest
image
should be correct, and I have sized the file down to
fit better on the CMO site. I will continue to submit images as long as the
weather
holds out. Thank you!
@ . . . . . . . . Enclosed is an image taken with
film camera on
(
@ . . . . . . . . . Here is my latest Photograph of
Mars taken on
I can't wait
to see them myself. Best wishes from
(
@. . . . . . . .The dust clouds reported by CMO
members are now affecting the planet visible from
(
Don R BATES, Jr (TX, USA)