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CMO/ISMO #47 (CMO #421)
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¤·····Subject: Mars
- March 29th, 06:01ut
Received,
Hi Mr. Minami and
All!,
Here I submit my
latest session of Mars from march 29th under average conditions.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140329/EMr29Mar14.jpg
Efrain
MORALES (
¤·····Subject: Last
Mars image set from the 28th March
Received,
Sorry for the delay
with these, but I have not had the time to process earlier.
These are a couple more images taken on our night of good seeing on the 28th
March UT.
The earlier image was taken while the planet was still quite low in the sky.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140328/MVl28Mar14.jpg
Best wishes
Maurice VALIMBERTI (
¤·····Subject: Mars
image
Received,
Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image taken in very good seeing.
Please note scope is now a 30cm F5 Newtonian used with x2.5 Barlow
stretched to about x5.4.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140328/MJs28Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Mark JUSTICE (
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
~ Observations March 21, 2014 - Average seeing conditions
Received,
My Jupiter Images
Freddy WILLEMS (
¤·····Subject: Bates
Mars
Received,
Local Weather: Pt.
Cloudy, 65 deg. F
Seeing: 2.(II.) Slight
quivering of the image with moments of calm lasting several seconds.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140330/DBt30Mar14.jpg
Equipment:
- 254mm Bates figured
f/4.9 Newtonian (
- ZWO ASI120MM Mono
Astro Camera
- ZWO RGBL filters
- Televue 5X
Powermate (f/32)
Donald R. Bates (
¤·····Subject: Mars
images : Ak24Mar14 Ak27Mar14 Ak28Mar14
Received,
Mars images on 24, 27, 28 March.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140324/Ak24Mar14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140327/Ak27Mar14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140328/Ak28Mar14.jpg
Tomio AKUTSU (
¤·····Subject: Another
Mars 28th March UT
Received,
Here is another image
of Mars from the 28th March UT.
The seeing was very good also for this earlier image.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140328/MVl28Mar14.jpg
Just for interest I
have also included an image of Saturn taken on the same night.
Best wishes
Maurice VALIMBERTI (
¤·····Subject: Mars in
good seeing, 28th March
Received,
Hello everyone,
It was the best
seeing , so far, this apparition.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140328/SBd28Mar14.jpg
Regards,
Stefan BUDA (
¤·····Subject: Mo22,23,27Mar_14
Received,
Mars images on 22, 23,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140327/Mo27Mar14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140323/Mo23Mar14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140322/Mo22Mar14.jpg
Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: mars 26
march
Received,
Hi
Poor
seeing & windy weather I took this mars image This suggests
that clod in Cloud on both sides PLS see you it.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140326/SGh26Mar14.jpg
Regards
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH
(Roudehen, IRAN)
¤·····Subject: Bates
Mars Image 03292014
Received,
Konnichiwa:
Now
comes the time when observing the Red planet becomes a true pleasure. After a
rainy start, the evening cleared with a humid south wind that provided fleeting
seconds of good seeing. At 450X, the planet shows many areas of clouds.
Secchi's famous "Blue Scorpion" cloud hovers over Syrtis Major,
turning the dark areas blue. Over the volcano regions, C.F Capen's orographic
cloud is very bright. Perhaps near the large Olympus Mons(133 deg. W, 18 deg.
N)?
The
North Polar Cap shows a clear division into two sections, with a dark rift
separating them. The frozen haze in the Hellas basin looks like a false ice cap
tilted toward the edge of south pole. I am very excited to be using the
tri-color CCD method at last, vastly superior results to the old color chip!
I
have decided to start using the Antoniadi scale for seeing:
1.(I.)
Perfect seeing, without a quiver.
2.(II.)
Slight quivering of the image with moments of calm lasting several seconds.
3.(III.)
Moderate seeing with larger air tremors that blur the image.
4.(IV.)
Poor seeing, constant troublesome undulations of the image.
5.(V.)
Very bad seeing, hardly stable enough to allow a rough sketch to be made.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140329/DBt29Mar14.jpg
Clear
Skies! Sayonara,
Don R. BATES (Houston, TX)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
images,
Received,
Hi
all,
Excellent seeing on the evening of the 17th. Longitudes covered from BA to the
NTZ dark spot, both being visible in the CH4 image.
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-17_18-52_rgb_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-17_18-42_ir_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-17_19-40_ch4_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-17_20-02_rgb_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-17_20-18_ir_cp
Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: Mars
from March 25th and March 27th
Received,
If it is recommended that separate R, G, B images are more useful as
well, please let me know and will start sending through separate RBG images
again.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140327/JKz27Mar14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140325/JKz25Mar14.jpg
BR,
John KAZANAS (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars
28th March UT
Received, 29 March 2014
at １0:18 JST
Attached is an image of Mars taken this morning
in quite good seeing.
Interesting to see what appears to be the Tharsis volcanoes and OM poking
through the clouds..
Nice rift in the NPC too.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140328/MVl28Mar14.jpg
regards
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: jupi
25 march
Received,
Hi
Fair seeing & unstable atmosphere I took one image from Jupiter PLS see you
it
Best Regards
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (Roudehen, IRAN)
¤·····Subject: EPSC
2014 - AM1 session: Amateur contribution to planetary and exoplanet science
Received,
Dears,
The European
Planetary Science Congress (EPSC) will be held from September 7th to 12th this year in Cascais, Portugal.
In particular, we would like to draw your
attention to the AM1 session dedicated to "Amateur contribution to planetary
and exoplanet science", in the program group
"Amateur Astronomy"
For more information please visit: http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC2014/sessionprogramme/AM
We would like to invite you to actively
participate to this session by contributing a paper and/or meeting and
exchanging views and ideas with other amateur and professional astronomers
studying the solar system and exoplanets.
If you are interested in making an oral or
poster contribution, please fill in the abstract submission form that you will
find at the web page above (abstract
deadline: May 6, 2014).
Also, please feel free to circulate this message
to all those who might be interested in the event.
Sincerely,
Marc DELCROIX （Tournefeuille,
FRANCE）
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix
Convener of the AM1 session
SAF planetary observations commission
¤·····Subject: Re: CMO
#419 uploaded
Received,
Dear Masatsugu,
I'm inclosing some Mars images I got from two italian amateur friends.
I thought you could be interested to use them for your Mars reports.
All you will need is to give credits to the authors, Mr. Stefano Quaresima
(color image) and Mr. Andrea Vanoni (b/w images).
I hope you are well and can recover from the illness.
Best regards and wishes,
Giovanni A. QUARRA Sacco (Rome, ITALY )
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/27-Kumamori
Received,
Mars images on
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140327/Km27Mar14.jpg
Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Mars
image -
Received,
Gentlemen,
Attached is a set of Mars images from March 27.
Seeing was less than average, transparency was good.
Hellas is extremely bright in blue. Bright clouds
over Elysium.
The north polar cap appears to have a "dirty"
look to it.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140327/PGc27Mar14.jpg
Regards,
Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)
¤·····Subject: Solar
Proms
Received,
Hi Guys, circumnavigating the solar periphery with the
gain well up revealed a couple of faint but large prominences today.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: solar images
Received,
Hi Guys here are some samples of the 14th's activities, taken in average
seeing. All Ha images single stack Coro 90.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: MARS Observations -
Member Freddy WILLEMS
Received,
Hi sir,
I just want to tell you that I want to rejoin the CMO team.
I was absent for a year because of personal issues and moved to
Florida USA.
I sent you already my first Mars images in a previous email.
Freddy WILLEMS (Saint Johns, FL)
¤·····Subject: MARS Observations
Received,
This is my first Mars observation this year.
Let me know how to mail it in and what format you wish to receive
it.
The attached images are in JPG format.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140323/FWl23Mar14.jpg
May the Force be with you @lways, till the end,
Freddy WILLEMS (Saint Johns, FL)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter Observations -
Received,
Hi,
These are my Jupiter observations from March 20. 2014 RGB sets and
IR sets in JPG format.
This is my first set after a long absence, let me know how you
want to receive them.. and in which format.
Freddy
WILLEMS
(Saint Johns, FL)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter Observations -
Received,
Hi,
These are my Jupiter observations from March 15. 2014 RGB sets and
IR sets in JPG format.
This is my first set after a long absence, let me know how you
want to receive them.. and in which format.
May the Force be with you @lways, till the end,
Freddy WILLEMS (Saint Johns, FL)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
Received,
Hi Guys I was lucky to get enough data for a viable image in the
twilight zone this evening.
Fair seeing at times but sad transparency, before the clouds
finally administered the coup de gras, and I went and watched Emmerdale.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Jupiter Images
Received,
Hi guys here are a couple of images in averagely non exciting
seeing.
The "out of place" spot is stretching a bit I see. We
also have transit of Io and its shadow.
Best
wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars 25th March UT
Received,
Attached is an image of Mars taken this morning 25th March UT in
fair/good seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140325/MVl25Mar14.jpg
Best wishes
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: BCC Mars images 2014 Mar 25 16:45UT
Received,
Hi,
here is another set of RGB images I have collected
on the morning of March 25th, this one is from 16:45
UT (03:45AM March 26th, Australian Eastern Standard time ).
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140325/BCr25Mar14.jpg
As usual, I used an 11 inch SCT (C11) and a QHY 5L
II monochrome camera with Edmund dichroic RGB set.
Best regards,
Bratislav CURCIC (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: mars sketch 26/03/2014
Received,
Hello, here is my sketch from march 26.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140326/KSm26Mar14.jpg
Date: march 26 2014, Time: 00:30 UT
observer: Kris Smet,
location: Bornem, Belgium
instrument: 12" f/5 dobson,
magnification: 250x
seeing: fair - good
filters: apodizing mask, orange, green, blue
Greetings,
Kris SMET (Bornem, BELGIUM)
¤·····Subject: BCC Mars images 2014 Mar 25 16:17UT
Received,
Hi,
here is a set of RGB images I have collected on the
morning of March 25th 16:17 UT (03:17AM March 26th,
Australian Eastern Standard time ).
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140325/BCr25Mar14.jpg
As usual, I used an 11 inch SCT (C11) and a QHY 5L
II monochrome camera with Edmund dichroic RGB set.
Seeing was below average.
I have collected more data, but seeing got even
worse afterwards. I will send other images later.
Best regards,
Bratislav CURCIC (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars:
Received,
Hi -
I have attached my latest image of Mars March 25, 2014 at 5:23 UT to be
posted.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140325/FMl25Mar14.jpg
Thanks,
Frank J MELILLO (Holtsville, NY)
¤·····Subject: Mars:
Received,
Hi - I have attached the image of Mars March 23,
2014 at 6:23 UT to be posted.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140323/FMl23Mar14.jpg
Thanks,
Frank J MELILLO (Holtsville, NY)
¤·····Subject: Mars image
Received,
My first posting to CMO.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140319/JBd19Mar14.jpg
Mid-point of image capture at: 2014 March 19 @ 0616.6UT
Regards,
John BOUDREAU (Saugus, MA)
¤·····Subject: Drawing of Mars
Received,
Dear Dr. Minami,
I am attaching here my latest drawing of Mars.
Seeing was still poor, extra-focal Martian image showed
multi-layered/multi-directional streams above.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140323/Kn23Mar14.jpg
Good Seeing! Good Health!!
Reiichi KONNAÏ (Fukushima, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Mars image
Received,
Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars
image taken in fair seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140323/MJs23Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Use/Reference CMO Photograph in personal blog
Received,
Dear
Sir,
My
name is Teshao Wang from Taiwan,
Being
an amateur stargazers, I find a lot of useful information from CMO.
I
also write a personal blog (http://s00639.blogspot.tw/),
purely
a personal note, there is no any sharing with commercial purposes.
Since
knowing very little of Mars,
I
sketched roughly and found the photographs in CMO is so useful for learning
Mars.
Actually
I did put some CMO photographs in my personal blog and noted the original
source link.
If
it's a wrong way please let me know, I'll remove them ASAP and apology for
that.
Thanks
a lot
Sincerely
Teshao WANG (TAIWAN)
¤·····Subject: Mars,
Received,
Hello
everyone,
Here's
an image set from this morning in poor seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140324/SBd24Mar14.jpg
Regards,
Stefan BUDA (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: solar images 12/13th-March-2014
Received,
Here
are a handful of shots from the 12th and 13th . Quite a few proms as well as
Active Regions sporting flares.
All
single stack images except the filprom1323 ut that one was double stack.
Best
wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/03/23
Received,
Hello,
here is a Mars image under good seeing conditions.
Morning haze.Some clouds over Elysium but less than then my previous
images.Clouds over Olympus and Tharsis volcanos.Some clouds over Alba patera.
North Polar Cap & projections (remanents) are visible in Lemuria &
Ierne.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140323/MKd23Mar14.jpg
http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html
Manos KARDASIS (
¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/03/21
Received,
Hello all, here is an image made under poor seeing
conditions.
Morning ,Elysium,Olympus and ECB clouds are visible.
NPC with Lemuria projection is also visible.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140321/MKd21Mar14.jpg
http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html
Manos KARDASIS (
¤·····Subject: Mars images 23rd March UT
Received,
Attached are some Mars images taken on the 23rd
March in poor to average seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140323/MVl23Mar14.jpg
Best wishes
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/03/23-Kumamori
Received,
Mars images on
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140323/Km23Mar14.jpg
Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Re: [marsobservers] Mars images, 20 March with SM and Hellas
Received,
Christophe,
Thank you for your excellent images of Mars. You
have captured interesting detail along with a very bright Hellas.
I look forward to your future images.
Regards,
Carlos E. HERNANDEZ (Miami, FL)
¤·····Subject: Mars images, 20 March with SM and
Received,
Hi all,
Good conditions for these images (less for B, for once).
extremely bright.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140320/CPl20Mar14.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/M2014_03_20-CPE
Best
wishes,
Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014.03.13
Received,
Dears,
Jupiter and Europa transiting last week, conditions were good. GRS is rising with
still small dark spots around, and LRS is setting on the North.
RGB and methane absorption band:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140313-21h08.7UT-MDe.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140313c-21h49.2UT-MDe.jpg
Two detailed infrared
images:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140313i-20h51.0UT-MDe.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140313i-21h26.4UT-MDe.jpg
R, G and B layers:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140313r-21h07.9UT-MDe.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140313g-21h08.0UT-MDe.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140313b-21h10.3UT-MDe.jpg
Regards,
Marc
DELCROIX
（Tournefeuille,
FRANCE）
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix
¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/03/22-Kumamori
Received,
Mars images on
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140322/Km22Mar14.jpg
Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Mars 19th March UT
Received, 22 March at
Here are some images
from the 19th March UT taken in fair to good seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140319/MVl19Mar14.jpg
Best wishes
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/07
Received, 22 March at
Mars 2014/03/07
Another image this
day with Winjupos 34mn derotation... I think it's better...
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140307/XDp07Mar14.jpg
Newton
180 F7, Powermate x5, ADC
IR-Cut,
I-Nova PLAC+
Best
regards,
Xavier DUPONT
(Saint Roch , FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Bates Mars 03212014
earlier at f/15 better results
Received, 22 March at
Second series taken
slightly earlier at F/15 resulting in better quality during average seeing...
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140321/DBt21Mar14.jpg
Notes: Used 3X Barlow for increased shutter
speed and frame rate. Image enlarges 135%.
Don R. BATES (Houston, TX)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter Image
Received, 22 March at
Hi
Guys I was lucky to grab a set of avis in a darkening blue sky this evening
before the cloud wind and rain came. The GRS seems to be in sync with my clear
evenings.
The
GRS is being overtaken by the Mickey Mouse storm formation. Ten days ago
it was half a spot length behind.
Best
wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: mars 20 march
Received, 22 March at
Hi
Average
seeing unstable atmosphere I took one image from red planet.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140320/SGh20Mar14.jpg
Regards
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH
(Roudehen, IRAN)
¤·····Subject: Bates Mars 03_21_2014
Received, 22 March at
Wonderful
view of Mars last night using my 10" Newtonian and old French Clave 6mm
eyepiece with the 2X Barlow (500X). Nothing compare to a well-made ortho for seeing
fine planet details. Like a pink/red gemstone (Mars globe) studded with
freshwater pearls (clouds). Moments of good seeing appeared with patience.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140321/DBt21Mar14.jpg
For
images: Used the 5X TV Powermate to achieve larger image size (trade-off is
slower frame rate). A few more inches of aperture would come in quite handy :)
Don R. BATES (Houston, TX)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter with Ganymede on
Received, 22 March at
Hi
all,
Here are some images of the Ganymede transit. Always impressive to see.
Visually
it is dark grey, not black as shadow are.
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-16_19-08_rgb_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-16_18-48_ir_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-16_19-57_ch4_cp
Christophe PELLIER (
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: Mars - March 20th
Received, 22 March at
Hi Mr. Minami and
All!,
Here is my latest
session under above average conditions from march 20th, 04:33ut, 05:37ut.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140320/EMr20Mar14.jpg
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(Aguadilla, PUERTO
RICO)
¤·····Subject: Mars image
Received, 21 March at
Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image taken in good seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140319/MJs19Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Re:
Mars NPC area map Correction
Received, 21 March at
Hello, I recent the map. I have deleted the comment
"in scale" which is wrong.
Manos
KARDASIS (
¤·····Subject: Mars NPC area map
Received, 21 March at
Hello all, here is an uncomplete Map of NPC from my obs
on 14 & 18 March, in comparison with historic draw by J.Beish.
I hope I'll have the chance to complete it. It seems
visually that NPC has shrunk more than the historical average suggest
(more than 80deg) but of course this needs extensive measurements in many
images end not just a fast visual estimation.
http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html
Manos KARDASIS (
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
images 16&
Received, 21 March at
Hi Guys here are a
few images of Jupiter from the past few days.
Like others I was
surprised to see Ganymede so dark , I did take it for a shadow at first, in the
shaky seeing.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/03/20
Received, 21 March at
Mars 2014/03/20
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140320/XDp20Mar14.jpg
Newton
180 F7, Powermate x5, ADC
IR-Cut,
I-Nova PLAC+
Best
regards,
Xavier DUPONT
(Saint Roch , FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Mars March 19, 2014,
15:07 UTC CM: 116.3
Received, 20 March at
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140319/JKz19Mar14.jpg
John KAZANAS (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/03/18
Received, 20 March at
Hello here is a set made in variable seeing, mostly poor.
Olympus mons clouds on the limb of the first low-res image.
Elysium clouds & Equatorial cloud band are visible.
Hellas is rising on the last image with much frost in it.
The Blue Syrtis cloud is obvious. NPC is shrinking with remanents
in Cecropia.
http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140318/MKd18Mar14.jpg
Manos
KARDASIS (
¤·····Subject: Mars images 2014 Mar
19 17:14UT
Received, 20 March at
Hi,
here is a set of RGB images I have collected on the morning
of March 19th 17:14 UT (04:13AM March 20th, Australian Eastern
Standard time ).
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140319/BCr19Mar14.jpg
used an 11 inch
SCT (C11) and a QHY 5L II monochrome camera with Edmund dichroic RGB set.
I aplogise for not sending more images but weather was rather poor
lately, and I missed a few good mornings because I was ill. I hope to be of
more assistance as Mars continues to grow over the next few weeks.
Best regards,
Bratislav
CURCIC (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars, 19th of March
Received, 20 March at
Hello everyone,
The seeing was quite good this morning. For the first time ever
all colour channels were equally sharp.
I three colours were captured for 105 seconds, each.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140319/SBd19Mar14.jpg
Regards,
Stefan BUDA (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars images,
Received, 20 March at
Hi guys, here are some Mars images.
Syrtis blue cloud easily seen at the eyepiece.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140314/CPl14Mar14.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/M2014_03_14-CPE
Best wishes,
Christophe PELLIER (
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: Bates Mars 03192014
Received, 20 March at
See
LRGB from 03192014. Thanks,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140319/DBt19Mar14.jpg
Notes: Moments ot steady seeing shows polar cap
and albedo markings at 450X.
Don R. BATES (Houston, TX)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter Images
Received, 20 March at
Hi Guys here are a
few images from the 15th "the" spot is still intact.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars images (March 19th.)
Received, 20 March at
Hi all,
Here are some Mars images taken last night. Seeing was poor. Syrtis Major is
central with Hellas bright.
The ECB is evident in
the B filter image. NPC outlier
http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1314/2014_03_19rgb.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140319/DPc19Mar14.jpg
Best Wishes
Damian PEACH (Selsey, West Sussex, the UK)
¤·····Subject: Mars - March 17th, 04:46ut
Received, 19 March at
Hi Mr. Minami and
All!,
Here is my latest
session from march 17th. at above average conditions,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140317/EMr17Mar14.jpg
Clear Skies.
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(Aguadilla, PUERTO
RICO)
¤·····Subject: Mars 17 March
Received, 19 March at
Hi All,
I have attached RGB Mars images from 17 March.
The Blue Syrtis Cloud is prominent, and two small discrete clouds are
seen over Aeria.
A cloud over Hellas extends westward to Hellespontus.
There is a prominent
rift across the NPC. There appears to be moderate blue clearing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140317/DPk17Mar14.jpg
Best,
Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)
¤·····Subject: Mars
Mar 18, 2014, 15:24 UTC, CM129.6
Received, 19 March at
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140318/JKz18Mar14.jpg
John KAZANAS (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Bates Mars under fair conditions
Received, 19 March at
Konnichiwa:
Better
sky conditions and familiarity with the ASI 120mm are improving results…
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140318/DBt18Mar14.jpg
Notes: Planet we 43 deg. above horizon. Very
clear conditions with brief moments of stability.
Clouds
visible at 450X, as well as Acidalia Plantia and other dark areas.
Best,
Don R. BATES (Houston, TX)
¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/03/18
Received, 19 March at
Mars 2014/03/18
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140318/XDp18Mar14.jpg
Newton
180 F7, Powermate x5, ADC
IR-Cut,
I-Nova PLAC+
Best
regards,
Xavier DUPONT
(Saint Roch , FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Mo11～16Mar_14
Received, 19 March at
Mars
images on 11, 14, 15, 16 March 2014
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140316/Mo16Mar14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140315/Mo15Mar14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140314/Mo14Mar14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140311/Mo11Mar14.jpg
Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter 13-march-2014
Received, 19 March at
Hi guys seeing was
ropey but trans' was ok the "out of place" spot is still there.
Whilst trying to
check collimation in a darker sky I took a short avi of the seeing , the
diffraction pattern looked more like a forest fire.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: RE: Mars 12th March UT
Received, 18 March at
Apologies, but I did
not label the coloured filter data correctly.
Please find attached an ammended version of the image
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140312/MVl12Mar14.jpg
Regards
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars 12th March UT
Received, 18 March at
Sorry for the delay
with these. I have only just now had time to process the data.
Unfortunately, my capture software only delivered 1/3 of the normal Green
channel data, so the images are a little more noisy than usual.
All were taken on the 12 March UT in variable seeing conditions.
Regards
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/18
Received, 18 March at
Here
is Mars on 2014/03/18
The seeing was fair and the transparency was poor.
T = +4ーC
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140318/JPp18Mar14.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU (Essonne, FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/17-Kumamori
Received, 18 March at
Mars images on 17 March 2014
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140317/Km17Mar14.jpg
Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter images,
Received, 18 March at
Hi
guys
Seeing was excellent for this set (and yet more to come)
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-13_21-05_lrgb_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-13_21-26_b_cp.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-13_21-33_ir_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-13_21-51_ch4_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-13_23-20_ir_cp.jpg
Best
wishes,
Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/03/17
Received, 17 March at
Hello,
Here is Mars on 2014/03/17
The seeing was average and the transparency was bad.
T = +
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140317/JPp17Mar14.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU (Essonne, FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: March
15th, 05:38ut
Received, 17 March at
Hi Mr. Minanmi and All!, Here is my latest session from
march 15th.
Clear Skies.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140315/EMr15Mar14.jpg
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(Aguadilla, PUERTO
RICO)
¤·····Subject: Mars:
Received, 17 March at
Hi -
I have attached my latest image of Mars March 16,
2014 to be posted.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140316/FMl16Mar14.jpg
Thanks,
Frank J MELILLO (Holtsville, NY)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014.03.06
under good conditions
Received, 17 March at
Dears,
Very favorable seeing that night, for more than one hour of acquisitions on
Jupiter (no impact detected with DeTeCt)
with a Europa transit.
On a h-res RGB, GRS is transiting with a lot of dark spots around, SEB is very
busy, NRS setting just on the limb, a small eruption can be detected in NEB.
There is also a long dark streak in NNTZ :
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140306-20h47.7UT-MDe.jpg
Methane absorption band image
showing some details:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140306c-21h21.1UT-MDe.jpg
Red/Infrared images:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140306i-20h33.0UT-MDe.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140306i-20h56.7UT-MDe.jpg
Individual R G B layers:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140306r-20h46.9UT-MDe.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140306g-20h47.7UT-MDe.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140306b-20h48.5UT-MDe.jpg
Regards,
Marc DELCROIX （Tournefeuille,
FRANCE）
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix
¤·····Subject: Jupiter March 6
Received, 17 March at
Hi
Here is a sequence from March 6 with good seeing
http://www.astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/j140306.jpg
Regards
Paulo
CASQUINHA (PORTUGAL)
¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/03/14
Received, 17 March at
Hello here is the first image of 2014 under average
conditions at 40 deg. altitude.
Frost on
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140314/MKd14Mar14.jpg
http://www.astrovox.gr/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=17566
Manos KARDASIS (
¤·····Subject: Saturn images
Received, 16 March at
Hi
guys, here are my first images of Saturn since two years. Seeing was very good
for the altitude (26°)
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/S2014_03_13-CPE
Shot
in binning2x with AS!2 drizzle and very long video derotation under WinJupos.
The polar hexagon is fairly visible. I have a strange artefact on the LRGB (WinJupos),
does anyone know how to fix this ?
(cc Grischa)
Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: Jupiter images on 07, 09,
Received, 16 March at
J140307
J140309
J140315
Tomio AKUTSU (Tochigi, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014.03.05
Received, 16 March at
Dears,
Under very average conditions:
RGB:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140305-21h14.5UT-MDe.jpg
Methane
absorption band:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140305c-21h36.5UT-MDe.jpg
red+infrared,
the first one has more details:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140305i-21h04.1UT-MDe.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140305i-21h36.3UT-MDe.jpg
Clear
skies,
Marc DELCROIX （Tournefeuille,
FRANCE）
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix
¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/03/16
Received, 16 March at
Newton 180 F7,
Powermate x5
ADC, IR-Cut
I-Nova PLAC+
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140316/XDp16Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Xavier DUPONT (Saint-Roch, FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Mars
M140315 ishibashi
Received, 16 March at
Mars Image on
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140315/Is15Mar14.jpg
Tsutomu ISHIBASHI (Kanagawa, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter 2014.03.08 at
Pic du Midi
Received, 16 March at
Dears,
Out of about 4h of acquisition on the one meter telescope at Pic du Midi which
primary aim were to monitor Jupiter for impacts (none found with DeTeCt
seeing was bad due to
wind), two average methane absorption images showing GRS in transit:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140308c-22h16.2UT-PIC.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20140308c-22h48.5UT-PIC.jpg
Regards,
Marc DELCROIX （Tournefeuille,
FRANCE）
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix
¤·····Subject: Saturn 2014.03.09 from Pic du Midi
Received, 16 March at
Dears,
Better but still very average conditions for that last night for Saturn.
Methane absorption band image, showing 4 dark belts and the dark polar area, EZ
being the clearest of the 5 zones visible - the rings are so bright that they
had to be saturated a bit for showing the dark atmosphere in that wavelength:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s20140309c-04h32.5UT-PIC.jpg
RGB, reduced to 66% from acquisition size:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s20140309-04h12.3UT-PIC.jpg
R+IR and IR images showing nicely the dark hexagon:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s20140309i-03h41.6UT-PIC.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s20140309i-03h56.0UT-PIC.jpg
R image, showing the different parts in B-ring:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s20140309r-04h11.2UT-PIC.jpg
Regards,
Marc DELCROIX （Tournefeuille,
FRANCE）
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix
¤·····Subject: Mars images,
Received, 16 March at
Hi all,
We have enjoyed two superb nights here thanks to a thermal inversion.
Here are the results on Mars on the first night. Heavy fog but excellent
seeing. The Syrtis blue cloud is well visible.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140313/CPl13Mar14.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/M2014_03_13-CPE
Best wishes,
Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
2014.03.07 from Pic du Midi
Received, 15 March at
Dears,
Heare are the results on Jupiter from the first night out of 2, spent at the
one meter telescope at Pic du Midi with Christophe Pellier. Unfortunately
seeing was not good.
Methane absorption band images:
http://www.astrosurf.com/planetessaf/jupiter/images/planches/j20140307c-21h56.5UT-PIC.jpg
http://www.astrosurf.com/planetessaf/jupiter/images/planches/j20140307c-23h44.2UT-PIC.jpg
No impact detection found with DeTeCt
out of 1h20min acquisition videos.
Regards,
Marc DELCROIX （Tournefeuille,
FRANCE）
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix
¤·····Subject: Saturn
Images on
Received, 15 March at
Saturn Images
S140224
Tomio AKUTSU (Cebu, the PHILIPPINES)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
Images
Received, 15 March at
Jupiter images J140218
Jupiter images J140220
Jupiter images J140221
Jupiter images J140223
Jupiter images J140224
Tomio AKUTSU (Cebu, the PHILIPPINES)
¤·····Subject: Bates
Mars Images
Received, 15 March at
Mars Colleagues:
I am having trouble
with my other email address, so am sending these images from my Yahoo account.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140314/DBt14Mar14.jpg
Notes: Seeing unstable, Mars only about 30 degrees
in altitude. Slightly oversampled at f/32 to obtain image scale.
Don R. BATES (Houston, TX)
¤·····Subject: Saturn
2014.03.08 at Pic du Midi
Received, 15 March at
Dears,
Heare are the results on Saturn from the first night out of 2, spent at the one
meter telescope at Pic du Midi. Unfortunately seeing was not good, still Saturn
in methane absorption band with such a telescope is far superior from what can
be done with amateur's small diameter scopes:
Methane absorption
band image:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s20140308c-05h16.8UT-PIC.jpg
red+infrared image:
http://www.astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/s20140308i-04h27.7UT-PIC.jpg
Regards,
Marc DELCROIX （Tournefeuille,
FRANCE）
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix
¤·····Subject: Mars -
March 13th
Received, 15 March at
Hi Mr. Minami and
All!,
Here is my latest
session of Mars from march 13th, 05:39ut. At above average conditions.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140313/EMr13Mar14.jpg
A five frame
animation from 05:23ut - 06:01ut
At: http://www.jaicoa-observatory.com/Mars-031314-0523-0601ut-S-EMr.gif
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(Aguadilla, PUERTO
RICO)
¤·····Subject: the Sun
today
Received, 15 March at
Hi, full disk of the Sun
today, 9 pane mosaic with PST and Skynyx 2.0M
BW : http://www.astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/sun140314.jpg
Color : http://www.astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/sun140314_c.jpg
Regards
Paulo
CASQUINHA (PORTUGAL)
¤·····Subject: Mo
10Mar14
Received, 15 March at
Mars images on
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140310/Mo10Mar14.jpg
Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Mars
image
Received, 14 March at
Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image taken in good seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140313/MJs13Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/14
Received, 14 March at
Hello,
Here are my latest
images of Mars.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140314/XDp14Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Xavier DUPONT (Saint-Roch, FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Mars
Received, 14 March at
Dear Sir,
Attached find some
recent Mars images made in The Netherlands.
The seeing was
reasonable, but not good.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140313/JSb13Mar14.jpg
With kind regards,
John
SUSSENBACH (Houten, The NETHERLANDS)
¤·····Subject: Mars
March 13, 2014 16:49UTC CM: 194.5
Received, 14 March at
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140313/JKz13Mar14.jpg
John KAZANAS (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Bates
Mars Images
Received, 14 March at
Mars Colleagues:
Kindly see the enclosed
images taken from Houston, TX USA on 03/13/2014 under Very Poor Skies.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140313/DBt13Mar14.jpg
Notes: Seeing very poor due to cold front. At
450X in the eyepiece, the planet is boiling with little detail visible.
Clear Skies,
Don R. BATES (Houston, TX)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
March 5
Received, 14 March at
Jupiter on March 5
under poor seeing conditions
http://www.astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/jup140305.jpg
Regards
Paulo
CASQUINHA (PORTUGAL)
¤·····Subject: Mars
images,
Received, 13 March at
Hi all,
Some images taken on the 10th, under correct conditions. Had a much better
seeing last night.
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/M2014_03_10-CPE
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140310/CPl10Mar14.jpg
Best wishes,
Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary Astronomy and
Imaging
¤·····Subject: Mars
image
Received, 13 March at
Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image taken in a period of good seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140312/MJs12Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars
- March 10th
Received, 13 March at
Hi Mr. Minami, Here is
my latest session from march 10th.
At above average
conditions. Also of Saturn on this day.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140310/EMr10Mar14.jpg
Clear Skies to All!
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(Aguadilla, PUERTO
RICO)
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/13
Received, 13 March at
Hello,
Here is Mars on 2014/03/13
The seeing and the transparency were bad.
T = +4ーC
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140313/JPp13Mar14.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU (Essonne, FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Mars,
12th of March
Received, 13 March at
Hello everyone,
The attached images
were captured in wildly varying seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140312/SBd12Mar14.jpg
Regards,
Stefan BUDA (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
Image
Received, 13 March at
Hi Guys seeing settled
a little about two hours after sunset from very poor to fair, just that little
extra that seems to enable sharpening to get a grip on something.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars
at the Pic du Midi
Received, 12 March at
Hi all,
Here are some images taken at the Pic du Midi, where I shared a mission with
Marc Delcroix last week-end. Seeing was not good but it's very impressive to
discover the observatory, and the telescope, for the first time !
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/M2014_03_09-PDM
The
images shows the usual aphelion clouds (this is 1st July on Mars) : aphelion
cloud belt, bright Tharsis clouds seen by the edge at west limb...
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140309/CPl09Mar14.jpg
Best wishes,
Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: Mars
11 March
Received, 12 March at
Hi All,
I have attached RGB Mars images from 11 March.
Bright AM limbs clouds appear over Tharsis and Claritas. There are hazes over Chryse.
The eastern half of the NPC is partially obscured in red light.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140311/DPk11Mar14.jpg
Best,
Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
images
Received, 12 March at
Hi all,
Images from last week - seeing was very good just after sunset. With the NTZ's
dark spot.
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-05_19-04_rgb_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-05_19-24_ir_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-05_20-06_ir_cp
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/j2014-03-05_20-16_rgb_cp
Clear
skies
Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
Received, 12 March at
Hi Guys If the mail
list looks a little light in numbers, its because BT, as part of its anti
spamming and security drive, has now restricted email groups to less than 25
recipients, so now I have 4 groups for planets.
Here is a Jupiter image
taken in poor seeing, but completed anyway due to the interesting elongation of
Ganymede's shadow.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars 24
February
Received, 11 March at
Mars images on
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140224/Ak24Feb14.jpg
Tomio AKUTSU (Cebu, the PHILIPPINES)
¤·····Subject:
reference site for Mars weather
Received, 11 March at
in case you haven't
seen this site, it gives a quicktime movie showing the Martian weather as
recorded by the local spacecraft MRO in the preceding week...
http://www.msss.com/msss_images/latest_weather.html
It's a great reference for current weather on Mars as well as a guide to how
the planet should look in our images...
Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars
4 March
Received, 11 March at
Hi All,
I have attached RGB Mars images from 4 March.
Bright orographics are on the western sides of Olympus and Ascraeus Montes. Less
conspicuous cloud is seen over Pavonis while no Arsia cloud was detected.
Bright clouds appear over E. Tharsis. There are hazes across Amazonis. A cloud
is seen over Olympia (Lemuria).
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140304/DPk04Mar14.jpg
Best,
Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/10-Kumamori
Received, 11 March at
Mars images on
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140310/Km10Mar14.jpg
Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: New
Mercury crater name - Kuniyoshi
Received, 11 March at
Dear
Masatsugu,
Since I am now a member of the IAU Working Group for Solar
System nomenclature, I now have at least a vote on the approval of new names
for Solar System features, and thought you would get a particular from this one
for a fresh crater on Mercury.
Bill SHEEHAN (Willmar, MN)
――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
To: WGPSN
Rebecca Thomas, a PhD student at The Open University, United Kingdom,
has requested that we name a crater on Mercury. Rebecca's justification follows:
"This is the freshest (youngest) crater that has been identified to
have volcanic vents in its walls and pyroclastic deposits superposed on it. It
therefore provides new evidence that explosive volcanism has occurred on
Mercury into the Kuiperian. I and my co-authors are currently working on a
paper discussing this new evidence and its implications."
Rebecca's PhD supervisor, David Rothery, also sent a supporting
statement:
"I am writing in support of Rebecca Thomas’s request. I am her main
PhD supervisor, and also co-leader of ESA’s Mercury Surface & Composition
Working Group. I fully agree with her that allocating a name to this crater
will be a service to the Mercury community, for the reasons that she states and
because other authors will wish to refer to this crater by name too."
In keeping with our naming policy, craters on Mercury are named for
deceased artists, musicians, painters, and authors who have made outstanding or
fundamental contributions to their field and have been recognized as art
historically significant figures for more than 50 years. In this case the
proposed name is Kuniyoshi.
The Mercury Task Group has approved this proposal. Database information
is below and an image showing the feature is attached. Please send your comments
to Rita, with copies to Philippe and me, by March 13.
With best regards,
Jenny
Name:
Northernmost latitude: 57.54S
Southernmost latitude: 58.15S
Westernmost longitude: 37.92W
Easternmost longitude: 36.75W
Size: 26.4
CT:
ET:
FT: Crater
Map:
Quad: H-11
Source: 59
Description: Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Japanese painter and printmaker (1798-1861).
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¤·····Subject: Mars
image
Received, 11 March at
Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image taken in poor seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140309/MJs09Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject:
mars.9.march
Received, 11 March at
Hi
Poor seeing & bad condition .
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140309/SGh09Mar14.jpg
Best Regards
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH
(Roudehen, IRAN)
¤·····Subject:
Drawings of Mars
Received, 11 March at
Dear Dr. Minami,
Sorry to be late in submitting my observations. I have attached my latest
drawings of Mars. Under average seeing it's no problem for me to make a color
drawing of the planet, but I wonder if I shouldn't keep on taking color
drawings, mainlｙ because monochromatic drawings
with plenty of careful notes seems better to record Martian atmospheric
findings, and partly because my scanner doesn't reproduce the touch of my color
drawings.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140223/Kn23Feb14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140303/Kn03Mar14.jpg
Best Wishes,
Reiichi KONNAÏ (Fukushima, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Solar
images
Received, 10 March at
Hi Guys I have included an experimental shot here , its
the solar full disc 13:34 ut take with a hand held Nikon With an AF-S Nikkor
55-300m G DX ED VR . Its interesting to compare it with the one that took hours
of mosaic work off a
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/10
Received, 10 March at
Hello,
Here is Mars on 2014/03/10
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140310/JPp10Mar14.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU (Essonne, FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Mars
this morning March 9
Received, 10 March at
Seeing this morning
was not as good, but still a reasonable image showing the prominent clouds over
the Elysium volcanoes (centre right) with the same pink colouration as the
image from a few days ago as well as high equatorial haze (blue) that is
easiest to see over the northernmost parts of Syrtis Major at lower left.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140309/AWs09Mar14.jpg
Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140309-170357/m20140309-170357utc.png
Anthony WESLEY (
¤·····Subject: New
Mars images from: Donald R. Bates
Received, 10 March at
Dear
Mars Colleagues,
I have finally succeeded in making my first Mars images of 2014. I recently
acquired a ZWO ASI
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140308/DBt08Mar14.jpg
Seeing conditions in Texas have been very poor due to cloud cover and polar
cold fronts dipping down from Canada. I hope that conditions will stabilize by
perihelion. In the eyepiece, the planet seems small and details are difficult
to see. This may also be due the fact that the "bland" side of Mars
(Tharsis, Acidia Plantia) was facing Texas with little in the way of large
albedo markings. It will be a challenge to image the planet with its small
diameter, but the improvement in imaging camera may make up for this.
I hope all is well with the CMO observers, it is nice to be on yet another
"
Best of health and happiness,
Don
R. BATES (
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
March 6 Enschede
Received, 10 March at
Hi,
Here the entire session of March 6.
C14, Basler Ace
With Friendly Greetings Richard
Richard BOSMAN (Enschede, the Netherlands)
¤·····Subject: Mars
- March 7th, 8th
Received, 10 March at
Hi Mr. Minami and
All!,
Here I submit two
sessions from march 7th (below average conditions) and the 8th (slightly
better) hight turbulance and saharra dust influence.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140308/EMr08Mar14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140307/EMr07Mar14.jpg
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)
¤·····Subject: Sun -
Received, 10 March at
Hi All, 
Some good activity visible on today's Sun with a small but rather nice detached
prom visible off the SW limb.
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/solar/2014/2014-03-09_12-56-45_f.jpg
Best regards,
Pete LAWRENCE (WS, the UK)
¤·····Subject: Mars
images
Received, 9 March at
Mars images on 16, 20, 22, 24,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140225/Mo25Feb14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140224/Mo24Feb14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140222/Mo22Feb14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140220/Mo20Feb14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140216/Mo16Feb14.jpg
Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima,
JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Mars
images 8th March UT
Received, 9 March at
Attached is a
compilation of images from the 8th March UT.
Seeing varied from poor to fair.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140308/MVl08Mar14.jpg
Regards
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars
image
Received, 9 March at
Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image taken in fair seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140308/MJs08Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars
08 March UT with high level limb cloud?
Received, 9 March at
Hello everyone,
I nearly gave up on the imaging this morning, as the seeing was so
unsteady, but eventually it settled down enough to produce this image. The bump
on the north-western limb (high level cloud?) appears less blue than the
evening limb haze further south. Location seems to be over Diacria, just
northwest of Propontis I. Also Hellas is incredibly bright.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140308/SBd08Mar14.jpg
Regards,
Stefan BUDA (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Re:
Mars images - 6th March 2014 - please change
Received, 9 March at
All,
The first set has been made with ephemeris from 8th March :(. Sorry!
Here is the corrected one.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140306/CPl06Mar14.jpg
e 08/03/2014 23:26, Christophe Pellier a écrit :
> Hi all,
> Some images taken under fair seeing.
> http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/M2014_03_06-CPE
> The same very bright morning Tharsis radiation fog observed in 2012 is
> visible again, but more near the limb due to the geometry.
>Best wishes,
Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: mars
8 march
Received, 9 March at
Hi
Normal condition nearly stable weather I took this
image in -3 degrees I think it Not a good color details is
good.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140308/SGh08Mar14.jpg
Best Regards
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH
(Roudehen, IRAN)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
Received, 9 March at
Hi guys here is a an
image from early this evening. Note the "out of place" spot above the
NTB. I could just see this on screen behind the turbulence , in fact I used it
to focus on for least confusion.
I took 10 avis over about 8 mins to construct this image and the
spot is on all of them. It shows movement from the first to last AVI. It was
the only set I took as the seeing deteriorated soon after.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/07
Received, 9 March at
Hello, Here are
my latest images of Mars for this season.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140307/XDp07Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Xavier DUPONT (Saint-Roch, France)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
Received, 9 March at
Hi Guys yet another hopeful
evening , but not too shabby. Blue sky imaging now. Nice on screen colour views
of this side of the planet.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars
Observation (February 14, 2014)
Received, 9 March at
Dear Mr. Murakami,
I made an observation
of Mars on February 14, 2014 (07:45 U.T, CM 307.5ºW) while the planet was ten
arc-seconds in diameter using a 9-inch (23-cm) F/13.5 Maksutov-Cassegrain
(258x, S: 5-6/10, T: 5/6).
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140214/CHr14Feb14.jpg
I was able to detect a
good amount of detail over the red planet. The North Polar Cap (NPC) was
brilliant (10/10) with an irregular, dark (3/10) border over Cecropia. Syrtis
Major was prominent preceding (p.) the central meridian (CM) and appeared dark
to dusky (3-4/10) with dark (3/10) mottling noted within it. Sinus Sabaeus
(3/10) and Sinus Meridiani (3-4/10) were prominent over the CM towards the
south. A very bright to extremely bright (8-9/10) could was visible over Hellas
basin towards the south-preceding portion of the disk (south of Syrtis Major).
The desert regions appeared shaded to bright (6-7/10). Cloud hazes were also
noted along the preceding and following limbs (especially over Chryse Planitia
towards the following limb. I hope that you all like it.
My best to you, the
CMO Directors, and all Mars observers/imagers.
Regards,
Carlos E. HERNANDEZ (Miami, FL)
¤·····Subject: Mars
Observation (February 19, 2014)
Received, 9 March at
An observation of Mars
made on February 19, 2014 (07:30 U.T.) using a 9-inch (23-cm) F/13.5
Maksutov-Cassegrain (258x, S: 6/10, T: 5/6).
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140219/CHr19Feb14.jpg
I was able to detect many interesting
albedo features as noted. The North Polar Cap (NPC) was brilliant (10/10). The
NPC was surrounded by a dark to dusky (3-4/10) collar consisting of Lemuria and
Cecropia. Syrtis Major was prominent (3/10) following the central meridian
(CM) and exhibited irregular borders. Mare Tyrrhenum and Mare Cimmerium were
visibly dark to dusky (3-4/10) and mottled. A bright strip (7/10) Hesperia
separated Mare Tyrrhenum and Mare Cimmerium. A very to extremely bright
(8-9/10) cloud was visible over Hellas. Elysium was visible towards the
following limb with a faint cloud over it. Very to extremely bright hazes were
noted along the limbs of the planet. I hope that you all like it.
My best regards to
you, the CMO Directors, and all Mars observers/imagers.
Regards,
Carlos E. HERNANDEZ (Miami, FL)
¤·····Subject: Mars
Observation (February 22, 2014)
Received, 9 March at
Dear Mr. Murakami,
I made an observation
of Mars on February 22, 2014 (07:30 U.T., CM 230.1ºW) using a 9-inch (23-cm)
F/13.5 Maksutov-Cassegrain (258x/Baader Contrast Booster filter) and was able
to detect many albedo features over the red planet.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140222/CHr22Feb14.jpg
The North Polar Cap
(NPC) was small and brilliant (10/10) with a very to extremely bright outlier
(remnant), Olympia, separated a thin, dark (3/10) strip. The NPC was surrounded
by a dark to dusky (3-4/10) collar composed of Lemuria and Cecropia. Syrtis
Major (3-4/10) was prominent towards the following limb and was partially
covered by a very to extremely bright (8-9/10) cloud that extended towards the
east over Libya (7-8/10). Mare Tyrrhenum (3-4/10) and Mare Cimmerium (3-4/10,
and mottled) were prominent towards the South and separated by a bright (7/10)
Hesperia. Elysium was prominent (7-8/10) toward the preceding (p., or eastern)
limb with a small very bright (8/10) cloud over it's eastern portion. The lime
(Northern, Southern, preceding (eastern), and following (western)) were very to
extremely bright (8-9/10). I hope that you all like it.
My best to you, the
CMO, directors, and all Mars observers/imagers.
Regards,
Carlos E. HERNANDEZ (Miami, FL)
¤·····Subject: Mars
- 2014-03-07
Received, 9 March at
Hi All,
Here's my first Mars of this apparition. More a test of different focal lengths
with my set up than anything else, this is an IR(G)B result.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140307/PLw07Mar14.jpg
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/mars/2014-03-07_020800_g3_b3_ap18_1024.jpg
Best
regards,
Pete LAWRENCE (WS, the
¤·····Subject: Mars
Observation (March 5, 2014)
Received, 9 March at
Dear Mr. Murakami,
I hope that you, your
fellow CMO directors, and all Mars observers/imagers have been doing well. I
have not been observing for some time but hope to do so on a regular basis from
now on.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140305/CHr05Mar14.jpg
I made an observation
of Mars on
The Tharsis region of
Mars was visible at the time which contains several volcanoes (including the
mighty Olympus Mons). The North Polar Cap (NPC) appeared small and brilliant
(10/10) with a dark (3/10) collar surrounding it. A prominent and very to
extremely bright (8-9/10) cloud band was visible extending from the preceding
(p.) limb over Chryse/Xanthe then over Tharsis and finally Amazonis towards the
following (f.) limb. Mare Acidalium and Niliacus Lacus appeared dark to dusky
(3-4) and partially obscured by a very to extremely bright (8-9/10) evening
limb haze (ELH) over the preceding limb. Mare Erythraeum and Aurorae Sinus
appeared dusky to dull (4-5/10) and were partially obscured by the ELH. Solis
Lacus appeared dark (3/10) and complex with dusky to dull (4-5/10) streaks extending
from it's borders. An orographic (mountain-associated) cloud (Nix Olympica
associated with the massive Martian volcano Olympus Mons)was visible over the
Tharsis region following the central meridian (CM). Discrete clouds (8-9/10)
were visible towards the following limb. I hope that you all like it.
The best of luck to
everyone and may you all have clear and steady skies.
Regards,
Carlos E. HERNANDEZ (Miami, FL)
¤·····Subject: Yet
more Mars: 6th March #3
Received, 7 March at
How can I resist
posting another one of these... this is from 30 mins later than the last image
I sent, and you can see changes in the blue cloud/CO2 frost in Hellas at bottom
as more of it comes into view...
Once again this is slightly higher resolution than the earlier images...
stacked 2500 frames in each channel this time to squash the noise a bit more...
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140306/AWs06Mar14.jpg
Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140306-174126/m20140306-174126utc.png
Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars 23
February
Received, 7 March at
HI All,
I have attached RGB Mars images from 23 February. Conditions were poor due to
waves of fog.
The Elysium cloud was bright, The Olympus cloud was bright on the terminator, and
the AM limb haze was very bright, diffuse. Trivium-Cerberus remains very weak,
Cerberus III, however, was prominent. Propontis I was dark but a large
anomalous dark feature was seen in B and G in Arcadia.
Olympia was bright in
blue light.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140223/DPk23Feb14.jpg
Donald PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)
¤·····Subject: Mars
image
Received, 7 March at
Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image taken in fair seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140307/MJs07Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: mars 7 march
Received, 7 March at
Hi
Average
condition &windy I took one image PLS see you it.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140307/SGh07Mar14.jpg
Regards
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH
(Roudehen, IRAN)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
2014-03-06 22:10 UTC
Received, 7 March at
Hi All,
After some initial high cloud passed through, a decent view of Jupiter was had
last night. Seeing was average to good with the occasional blur out to nothing!
Here's an RGB result derotated to
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/Jupiter/2014/2014-03-06-2210.0-Pete_Lawrence-RGB_1024.jpg
Best
regards,
Pete LAWRENCE (WS, the UK)
¤·····Subject: Collection
of images from the 3rd March UT
Received, 7 March at
Apologies for the
file size, but this is a collection of all images that I was able to capture on
the 3rd March UT.
Seeing seemed to get better as the morning progressed, but was overall very
changeable over the course of the session.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140303/MVl03Mar14.jpg
Best wishes
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/07
Received, 7 March at
Hello,
Here is Mars on 2014/03/07
The seeing was average to fair and the transparency was bad.
T = +1.5ーC
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140307/JPp07Mar14.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU (Essonne, FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Mars,
March 6: Take 2
Received, 7 March at
Well this is
embarrassing... after sending out my earlier Mars I found some later data that
was significantly better, this is the image that I should have sent out... and
I've changed the colour balance slightly to better match some of the reference
images I can find (although I can find both orange, yellow and pink "reference"
images, so who knows which one is correct?)...
I think this is the
highest resolution Mars image I've ever taken, thanks to some very steady
seeing this morning. The detail around the north pole is somewhat better than
the earlier image.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140306/AWs06Mar14.jpg
Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140306-170304/m20140306-170304utc.png
Anthony WESLEY (
¤·····Subject: Mars
in good seeing, March 6
Received, 7 March at
Some good seeing this
morning for the first time in many weeks.... I nearly missed it as the forecast
was for cloud and rain, but at 3am it was clear although I could see lightning
off in the distance...
North polar cap at top left, Syrtis Major to the lower left, cloud over the
Elysium volcanoes at upper right, still bright blue cloud in Hellas at bottom.
A faint band of equatorial cloud is also visible.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140306/AWs06Mar14.jpg
cheers, Anthony
Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140306-163545/m20140306-163545utc.png
Anthony WESLEY (
¤·····Subject: Hello from D. Bates in
Received, 7 March at
Thank
you for keeping me on the CMO Mars list. I have been busy with a new job (I am
now a High School and College English teacher), but am ready to start taking
new images of the planet Mars!
I just received my new ZWO ASI 120mm web camera and color filters. Tonight I
plan to start making new images of Mars, and will send them as soon as they are
processed. The recent articles by Don Parker and Jeff Beish have me very
excited about this upcoming Mars apparition.
Please extend my greeting to all Mars colleges in Japan, and I hope to have
images coming to you very soon!
All the best,
Don R. BATES (Houston, TX)
¤·····Subject: Mars 6
March 2014 [1 Attachment]
Received, 7 March at
Dear
Sir
Here my Mars image of 6 March 2014.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140306/JSb06Mar14.jpg
Regards,
John
SUSSENBACH (Houten, The NETHERLANDS)
¤·····Subject: mars
sketches 06/03/'14
Received, 7 March at
Hello,
here is my sketch from march 6.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140306/KSm06Mar14.jpg
Date: march 6 2014
Time: 02:00 UT
observer: Kris Smet location:
Bornem, Belgium
instrument: 12" f/5 dobson
magnification: 300x
seeing: very good filters:
apodizing mask
Greetings,
Kris SMET (Bornem,
BELGIUM)
¤·····Subject: Mars -
March 5th
Received, 6 March at
24:54 JST
Hi
Mr. Minami !,
Wish
you all is well. Here is my latest session under below average conditions of
Mars on march 5th, 08:38ut.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140305/EMr05Mar14.jpg
Clear
Skies!.
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)
¤·····Subject: Mars
2014/03/06
Received, 6 March at
Hello,
Here is Mars on 2014/03/06
The seeing was average and the transparency was bad.
T = +1.5ーC
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140306/JPp06Mar14.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU (Essonne, FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
Received, 6 March at
Hi Guys average seeing but transparency was down from 50fps to 25fps
on the colourcam .
I could see only 2 stars Procyon and Sirius, just ! BA was just past centre at 18:30ut
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
Received, 6 March at
Hi Guys average to poorfair seeing for a the GRS transit .
On screen the moons were doing an impression of the Skype Ninja
emoticon.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars
image
Received, 5 March at
Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image taken in good seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140303/MJs03Mar14.jpg
Best regards,
Mark JUSTICE (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Phobos
& Deimos, March 2
Received, 5 March at
Third time lucky...
got both Phobos and Deimos this time.
Operating the GS3
camera in 12 bit mode gives me a little more headroom.
Once again the
diffraction from my 3 vane spider is prominent. 3 minutes @ 10fps, no filter (L
channel). 16" f/4 newtonian @ 6000mm focal length
Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140302-163603/m20140302-163603utc.png
regards,
Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars
201/03/05
Received, 5 March at
Hello,
Here
is Mars on 2014/03/05
The seeing and the transparency were bad.
T = +0.5ーC
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140305/JPp05Mar14.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU (Essonne, FRANCE)
¤·····Subject: Mo27,
21 Feb_14
Received, 5 March at
Mars images on 21,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140221/Mo21Feb14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140227/Mo27Feb14.jpg
Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima,
JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: RE:
Jupiter
Received, 5 March at
Thanks Dave that is useful
info on the seeing last night, I wondered if it was worth setting up the
Nice to see someone
else trying this apparition with a colour camera.
All the best,
Martin R LEWIS (Hertfordshire, the
UK)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter 3-3-2014
Received, 5 March at
Hi Guys here are a
few images from the 3rd . Seeing improved for the second pair then went back to
poor again when the GRS was due to appear. The two brighter storms were just
visible on screen.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Another
3rd March Mars
Received, 4 March at
The seeing this morning
was very variable, from average to good.
Attached is an image taken with quite good seeing.
Others to follow when I have time.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140303/MVl03Mar14.jpg
Best wishes
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars in
better seeing,
Received, 4 March at
Hello everyone,
There were moments of good seeing this morning. I was able to use
690x magnification for a bit of a visual observation when I finished the
imaging run. The view through the LRGB filters was amazingly similar to what
the processed images look like - no surprises there, but it was the high
magnification that really did the trick.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140303/SBd03Mar14.jpg
Regards,
Stefan BUDA (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Mars -
March 2nd
Received, 3 March at
Hi Mr.Minami and All!, Here is my latest from march 2nd, but
unfortunately under below average conditions (1 set), Hopefully the weather
improves soon, Clear Skies.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140302/EMr02Mar14.jpg
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)
¤·····Subject: Re: On
Mellish Again
Received, 3 March at
Dear Reiichi,
Your translating efforts are very commendable, especially given
the difficulty of a literary and punning style of writing of yours truly—you
grasp the Anglo-American idioms very well. I remember being surprised,
when I visited
I am glad to read your reflections on the old
observations of the visual era. You have a keen appreciation for that
work, and do not hold in contempt the efforts of predecessors seeing at the
limit of human vision and telescopic resolution. I must admit that I
shall always be most fond of that era, when Mars was a world of infinite
fascination--I still remember with what strong emotions I beheld it, even as a
ruddy "star" in the morning sky, when I first glimpsed it as a boy of
nine or ten. It stood for everything that I held wonderful and
mysterious. Soon after, Mariner 4 swept past the planet, and destroyed
the fabric of fond illusion. But I shall and never forget how strongly
the spell of the "abode of life" had been cast, how it cast on my
young mind its powerful allure.***
I should update you and the "Master" of a few
developments. I have been nominated to serve on the Working Group of the
IAU Committee on Solar System nomenclature, which is a great honor--I hope I am
worthy of it--and have also agreed to produce, for U of Arizona Press, a new
book on Mars, to replace *The Planet Mars*, my long out of date book of
1996. Jim Bell, who is in charge of photography on the Curiosity rover,
is going to collaborate, making sure the chapters on modern developments are
up-to-date, while I of course will concentrate on the visual era. I hope
to start in on this over the summer. Is there any chance that you would
like to produce a Japanese translation of the book, or would that be merely a
"muck-tzu" of work for an overworked friend?
I appreciate your efforts and friendship, my fellow
Martian, with warm
regards,
Bill SHEEHAN (Willmar, MN)
¤·····Subject: Mars:
Received, 2 March at
Hi -
I have attached a decent shot of Mars March 1, 2014 to be
posted.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140301/FMl01Mar14.jpg
Thanks,
Frank J MELILLo (Holtsvill,
NY)
¤·····Subject: Mars
this morning March 2
Received, 3 March at
Slightly better seeing this morning on Mars, cloud in the Hellas
basin at the bottom of the image is quite prominent.
Syrtis Major near the centre of the disk and also a band of blue
equatorial cloud.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140302/AWs02Mar14.jpg
cheers,
Anthony
Link:
http://www.acquerra.com.au/astro/gallery/mars/20140302-162509/m20140302-162509utc.png
Anthony WESLEY (NSW, AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: First Mars
images
Received, 3 March at
Hi
guys,
Here my first images of the season, seeing was average but it's nice to see the
red planet again !
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/M2014_03_02-CPE
The Tharsis orographics are
growing. I have added the local Martian hour for Olympus and Ascraeus. Also
some nice evening hazes in Chryse!
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140302/CPl02Mar14.jpg
BTW here is my second blog article for the 2014 Mars (to be followed at the end
of the month by a more detailed ISMO note):
Observing Mars: some technical advices
Best
wishes,
Christophe PELLIER (Nantes, FRANCE)
Planetary Astronomy
and Imaging
¤·····Subject: Mars
28th Feb 2014 UT
Received, 2 March at
Attached are some images of Mars taken on the 28th Feb
UT in poor seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140228/MVl28Feb14.jpg
Best wishes
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Solar
Images
Received, 2 March at
Hi Guys I managed to grab a couple of whites and one Ha
before the clouds came in.
The trio of close Active Regions 1881 1982 and 1984
covered a vast area.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK)
www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE
¤·····Subject: Mars
images - Feb. 23, Feb. 27 & Mar. 1
Received, 2 March at
Gentlemen,
Here are some recent Mars images. The seeing was
poor in February 23 with a pretty strong jet stream overhead.
Seeing on February 27 was about average, but the
temperature was a very cold
Seeing on March 1 was a little better than average, but
the temperature again was a very cold
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140223/PGc23Feb14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140227/PGc27Feb14.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140301/PGc01Mar14.jpg
Regards,
Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)
¤·····Subject: Mars -
February 27th
Received, 2 March at
Hi Mr. Minami,
On my posted
image last night forgot to mention some high altitude clouds at the north-east
side of the limb (lump) visible on the blue,green channels.
Clear
Skies.
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)
¤·····Subject: Mars -
February 27th
Received, 1 March at
Hi Mr. Minami and All !,
Here is my latest
session from 27th of february of Mars under above average conditions and my
latest on Jupiter 27th february.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140227/EMr27Feb14.jpg
Clear Skies to All!.
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(Aguadilla, Puerto Rico)
¤·····Subject: Mars
images 27th Feb UT
Received, 1 March at
Attached are some Mars images taken yeasterday, 27th February
UT in poor seeing conditions.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140227/MVl27Feb14.jpg
Regards
Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: On
Mellish Again
Received, 1 March at
Dear Bill,
I have just completed the translation of your leadoff
article for the CMO/ISMO #419 for the CMO Japanese version. Your yours truly
picture is great! He still is, I feel, in a lot of sense, every terrestrial
Martian's hero. Your cutbacking style essay reminded me of an American film
"All Quiet on the Western Front". It's always pleasing to me to read
your writings with special tune, sonorous quotations and artful puns... your
puns were often very hard to translate into Japanese , one of my
"chefs-d'œuvre" was for your "eeyrie" in your Great
Opposition of 2003 essay , my translation was "
"....reads
"muck-tzu", means "a haunt of devils" or "a den of
vice".
As for your Mellish Again part, I have a different opinion , Yes! images
by Damian Peach and Leo Aerts are really superb, clearly showing the features
of Martian major markings despite the red planet's apparent diameter as small
as 4~6 arcseconds, "Such imaging would have been unheard of only a decade
ago" as Don Parker phewed in his opening essay in the CMO/ISMO #418. The
images show the triumph of recent digital imaging/processing technology as well
as the imagers' outstanding skills, as they display details getting close to (maybe
surpassing?) the classical optical resolution limit.
However, in other words, from the viewpoint of optical resolution, they just
show the diffraction limited details for 14inch aperture (with excellent
natural gradations and high reproducibilities, thanks to the recent digital
imaging/processing technology). I guess it might have been possible that
40-inch aperture/7.7"across Mars/superb seeing combination cast a far
sharper image some hundred years ago.
Attached here is a montage comparing Don Parker's excellent R image of
9.5" Mars of this apparition with optical simulations using Moon
(silver-salt photos taken with 1.8mm and 5.0mm apertures respectively). Please
note the good match of the left-side pair in resolution, and the right-hand
side simulation (40-inch/9.5" Mars) almost showing some larger craters
along the terminator.
A Martian's threshold of emotional movement for
Mars images must be significantly lower than that of a non-Marian. We are
easily moved even by a common-sensely blurred Martian image, chiefly because we
know the difficulty of achieving good total performances of planetary imaging,
and may be partly because we are performing some image processing with our
eye-brain system at gazing at a planetary image on the screen or on the print.
Even on a diffraction limited image of far and small Mars, the shapes of the
major classical features : great claws, a big eye, a gigantic grasshopper, or a
grand inverted triangle...together with a polar cap, clouds and dusts—appeal
themselves to a Martian's emotion "Yes, it's a nice distant view of the
little world I know well! ". But I imagine what a diffraction limited
40-incher image would be like!?
Best Regards,
Reiichi KONNAÏ (Fukushima, JAPAN)
¤·····Subject: Jupiter
Received, 1 March at
Hello!
Here,
processed at last, is an image of Jupiter from 20.01.14 centred on 01.17.4
UTC with my C14. It is about 27 minutes worth combined via Win Jupos.
Best
wishes
Peter J.
GARBETT (Bedfordshire, the UK)
¤·····Subject: Mars 28
Feb
Received, 1 March at
Hello
everyone,
Captured
the exact same CM as yesterday but in better seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140228/SBd28Feb14.jpg
Regards,
Stefan BUDA (Melbourne,
AUSTRALIA)
¤·····Subject: Re:
Jupiter
Received, 1 March at
Thanks
Dave, nice to see your capture Jupiter. Great image!
On
23 feb I have almost the same face from Jupiter
.
Regards
Richard
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From: David Tyler
Sent: Wednesday,
February 26, 2014
Subject:
Jupiter
Hi Guys seeing
was decent last night with good transparency, the GRS and the wake behind it
was a splendid sight from the colourcam.
Best wishes
Dave T
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Richard BOSMAN (Enschede, BELGIUM)