2003 05 15 DPk Note
Don PARKER's Images on 15 May 2003
at 09:42~10:15 GMT

  λ=185°Ls,   (ω=010°, 014°W, 018°W,   φ=19°S),   δ=10.7",   ι (phase angle)=43°

Seeing fair to poor (4-5, Pickering). Transparency 4m (haze).
Mod. dew. Altitude = 42-45°.

Note:
Small PM terminator cloud in Edom. Bright AM limb haze; faint haze in Chryse. NP Hood dull, bright in blue.
Meridiani S., Sabaeus S., Margaritifer S., Oxia P. dark. Nialacus, Nilokeras very dark. Deucalionis dusky.

PARKER uses a 41 cm Newtonian working at f/55 with an eyepiece projection together with an SBIG ST9XE ccd camera, equipped with a CFW-8C filter wheel and RGB interference filters

Integration times:
  Red      (610 - 1100nm) : 0.13s   19-31 images   (RG610, NO IR Rejection)
  Green   (488 - 574nm) : 0.48s    8-10 images
  Blue      (392 - 508nm) : 1.70s   9-13 images
Images bias, flat and dark corrected.

Observer: Donald C PARKER, Coral Gables,  FL.  USA


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