λ=206°Ls, (ω=019°W, φ=21°S), δ=14.8", ι (phase angle)=40°
Seeing fair (5-6, Pickering) but transparency very poor (0-2 M) with thick high cirrus and fast, low cumulus.
No dew. Altitude = 47°.
Unable to obtain green light images. Green synthesized from R & B.
Note:
SPC rifts visible. HP Hood very bright in blue. Thin AM Limb arc. Diffuse cloud over Chyrse.
Bright PM cloud over Edom. No violet clearing.
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) : 0.55s 1 image (RG610, NO IR Rejection)
Blue (392 - 508nm) : 4.00s 7 images
Images bias, flat and dark corrected.
Observer: Donald C PARKER, Coral Gables, FL. USA