0313 DPk Note

13 March 2002 (341°Ls)

MARS IMAGES 13 MARCH, 2002

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

  Integration Times:
    BLUE    (Koheisha, 445nm peak central; BWHM 105nm)   6.00s
    GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm)     2.20s
    RED      (RG610 - No IR Rejection)                                  0.52s
 Images flat and dark corrected.

Seeing fair to poor (4-5, Pickering). Transparency = 4.5m.
Wind S - SW and gusty 0-11 kts. Altitude = 36-33 degrees. No dew.

Aurorae Sinus and Nectaris Palus dark and conspicuous;
Solis Lacus very small. Dark streak running from Western Solis L. to terminator (Daedalia-Claritas.)
Eastern Thaumasia light. Acidalium-Nilokeras noted on NE limb.