1129 DPk Note

29 November 2001 (282°Ls)

MARS IMAGES 29 NOVEMBER, 2001

D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. Lynxx PC camera 16-in (41cm) F/6 NEWTONIAN
Eyepiece Projection @ f/44.2


         Integration Times:
 BLUE    (Koheisha, 445nm peak central; BWHM 105nm)    2.80s
 GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm)      0.96s
 RED      (RG610 - No IR Rejection)                                   0.22s

                     Images flat and dark corrected.

Seeing fair (5-6, Pickering). Transparency = 5m. Wind was a problem: NE-E 5-10 kts. Altitude = 49-48 degrees. No dew.
Edom bright in red light; Deucalionis R. dull. Sabaeus/Meridiani S. dark. Erythraeum M. dark, elongated eastward and joining a very dark Pandorae Fr.
Bright evening limb persists with Hellas bright in all colors on SE limb. Noachis no longer bright, being away from the limb.