From
Donald C
PARKER
@.......Here
are some Mars images from 24 April. Best,
(26 April
2001 email)
MARS IMAGES 24 Apr.,
2001
D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. Lynxx PC camera 16-in (41cm) Meade
SCT
Eyepiece Projection @ f/49.3
Paramount GT 1100S Mount
Integration Times:
BLUE (Koh-eisha, 445nm peak central; BWHM 105nm) 5.20s
GREEN (Koh-eisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm)
1.84-2.08s
RED (RG610 - No IR Rejection)
0.38-0.41s
Images flat and dark corrected. Seeing very good (8,
Pickering). Transparency good (5.0m) with occasional clouds. HOWEVER, wind very
strong E & ESE 9-16 kts with gusts to 22 kts. Altitude = 38-40 degrees. No
dew. SPH bright in blue light. Delicate cloud eastern Chryse to Eden. Brilliant
morning limb arc.
@.......Here
are some more Mars images (from 11, 15, 26 April). Still looking pretty normal
for the season. Best,
(28 April
2001 email)
MARS
IMAGES 26 Apr.,
2001
D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. Lynxx PC camera 16-in (41cm) Meade
SCT
Eyepiece Projection @ f/49.3
Paramount GT 1100S Mount
Integration Times:
BLUE (Koh-eisha, 445nm peak central; BWHM 105nm)
6.80-8.80s
GREEN (Koh-eisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm)
2.32-2.48s
RED (RG610 - No IR Rejection)
0.44s
Images flat and dark corrected. Seeing fairly good (6,
Pickering). Transparency fair (4m) due to smoke from wildfires. Wind SW 0-1 kts.
Altitude = 40-38 degrees. Very heavy dew. SPH broken. Moderately bright morning
limb arc. Localized cloud in Candor, rotating with planet. Wispy clouds in
Chryse.
@.......I
will be in Chicago for the next 10-12 days. It is one place with worse weather
than Miami right now! Best,
(2
May 2001 email)
Don
PARKER ( FL, USA )
dparker@netside.net