0311 DPk Note

11 March 2002 (340°Ls)

MARS IMAGES 11 MARCH, 2002

D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. Lynxx PC camera 16-in (41cm) F/6 NEWTONIAN
Eyepiece Projection @ f/55

         Integration Times:
 RED      (RG610 - No IR Rejection)                                   0.32s
                     Images flat and dark corrected.

Poor Conditions: Seeing poor (3, Pickering). Transparency = 4.5m.
Wind NNE and gusty 5-12 kts. Altitude = 24 degrees. No dew.

Despite poor seeing, wind, and low altitude, the Daedalia-Claritas darkening is apparent near CM.