2003 05 17 JBs Note
Martian Drawings on 17 May 2003
at 08:25~09:40 GMT by Jeffrey D BEISH.

  λ=186゚Ls,   (ω=331°~335°, 346°~350°W,   φ=19°S),   δ=10.8",   ι=43°

Note:
ω = 331°~335°W
SPC clear, faint hollow in SPC. NPR light haze. Northern Hemisphere appears hazy and ill defined. MH from 40S to NPR. Evening side hazy, Syrtis Major ill-defined and hazy, not dark as usual. Evening side low contrast. Well defined surface features in center of disk to M. limb. BC =1
  Seeing = 5 . Transparency 5, Altitude 35°.

ω = 346°~350°W
SPC clear, faint hollow in SPC. NPR light haze. Northern Hemisphere still appears ill defined, faint haze. MH from 40S to NPR. Evening side faint, hazy, Syrtis Major ill-defined, not dark as usual. Faint evening cloud in Eden. Well defined surface features in center of disk to M. limb. BC =1 Too much detail, can't draw eveything I see!
  Seeing = 9. Transparency 5, Altitude 42°.

41cm f /6.9 Newtonian, 520-600x
Wratten Filters: W23A, W25, W33, W57, W64, W38A, W47.

The Beish Observatory is located (81°19'34.7"W, 27°21'07.1"N) at Lake Placid, FL, USA.


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