1202 DPk Note

2 December 2001 (284°Ls)

MARS IMAGES 2 DECEMBER, 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)                                   0.22-0.24s

                     Images flat and dark corrected.

Seeing poor (2-3, Pickering). Transparency = 4.5-5m. Wind NE 0-7 kts. Altitude = 50-45 degrees. No dew.
Hellas brilliant in all colors, although some detail faintly perceptible on its floor in red light. Yaonis-Hellespontis not detected. Serpentis M. short, moderately dark. Hadriacum M. and Euripus dark on limb.