λ=337°Ls,  ( ω=222°, 229°W,   φ=20°S ),   δ=15.6",   ι=24°

Instrument: 9" (23cm) F/13.5 Maksutov-Cassegrain
Magnification: 248×, 290×
Filters (Wratten): 30 and 38A
S (1-10): 5-7, Antoniadi (I-V): III-II
Transparency (1-6): 4-5

Notes:
Left Image (23:45 U.T. IL/W30): The South Polar Region (SPR) was obscured by a very bright to extremely bright (8-9/10) haze (The South Polar Cap (SPC) was not visible). Mare Chronium appeared dusky to dark (3-4/10). Electris and Eridania appeared shaded to bright (6-7/10) and mottled. Mare Cimmerium appeared dark to dusky (3-4/10) with a bright (7/10) northern border and "Valhalla" visible (5/10) in sections. A thin, dusky (4/10) streak (Aethiops I ?) was visible projecting from the Northern/following border of Mare Cimmerium. Hesperia appeared shaded to bright (6-7/10) with dull (5/10) streaks across it. Mare Tyrrhenum appeared dark to dusky (3-4/10) and Syrtis Minor was dark (3/10). Zephyria, Aeolis, Aethiopis, and Aetheria appeared bright (7/10) without any other detail visible. Elysium appeared bright (7/10) on the CM with a dark to dusky (3-4/10) Phlegra to the east (preceding) and a dark to dusky (3-4/10) Hyblaeus Extension to the west (following). Extremely bright (9/10) morning limb haze (MLH), evening limb haze (ELH) and North Polar Region (NPR) were noted.

Right image (00:15 U.T. W38A): A bright to very bright (7-8/10) cloud was visible over Electris-Eridania projecting from the following limb. Mare Cimmerium, Mare Tyrrhenum, and Mare Chronium appeared dull (5/10). A very bright to extremely bright (8-9/10) cloud was visible over the Amazonis-Arcadia region towards the preceding limb. Extremely bright (9/10) MLH, ELH, SPR, and NPR were noted.

Observer:   Carlos E HERNANDEZ,   Miami   FL