2003 03 30 Mo Note
Martian Images taken on 30 March 2003 at 20:03~20:49 GMT by Yukio MORITA.

  λ=160゚Ls,   (ω=247°W, 252°W,   φ=10°S),   δ=7.4",   ι=41°
  Seeing: 4-5/10.

Note:
Syrtis Mj is on the morning side, and Hellas looks largely covered by cloud down to M Tyrrhenum.
The boundary of the sph is not definite. The Aetheria dark patch is dark evident. Elysium a bit light near the terminator.

Use is made of an f /7.7 Newtonian extended to f /50 having a 25 cm speculum equipped with an ST-5C (at -5゚C).

Image data are
    15 IR images each exposed with 0.1 secs
    15 R + IR Rejection images each with 0.2 secs
    15 G + IR Rejection images each with 0.3 secs
    20 B + IR Rejection images each with 0.5 secs
Filters: Koh-eisha's interference RGB filter of Type 3.

Observing site is located at Hatsuka-ichi, Hiroshima, Japan.


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