2003 05 26 JBs Note
Martian Drawings on 26 May 2003
at 08:40~09:00 GMT by Jeffrey D BEISH.

  λ=192゚Ls,   (ω=253°~258°W,   φ=20°S),   δ=11.8",   ι=43°

Note:
SPC clear. MH from 60S to NPR (Limb Arc). MC in Aria. Syrtis Major well defined, broad and dark. Syrtis Minor-Tyrrenum dark, well-defined. Cimmerium well-defined. Hesperia well definded, canal connects Cimmerium with Tyrrenum across Hesperia (Cerberus). Hellas-Zea very faint. BC =0.
  Seeing = 6. Transparency 5, Altitude 40°.
  Milky Way still visible! T=20°C

41cm f /6.9 Newtonian, 350 - 520x
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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