2003 07 03 Mo Note
Martian Images taken 03 July 2003 at 16:05 GMT by Yukio MORITA.

  λ=214゚Ls,   (ω=354°W,   φ=21°S),   δ=17.0",   ι=37°
  Seeing: 1-2 /10.

Note:
  Still low just above the horizon and in a lull. All look normal except for a vast expansion of the water vapour whole over the disk as seen from the B and colour versions.

Instrument:
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
    16 IR images each exposed with 0.1 secs
    10 R + IR Rejection images each with 0.4 secs
      8 G + IR Rejection images each with 0.4 ~ 5secs
    14 B + IR Rejection images each with 0.4 secs
Filters: Koh-Ei-Sha's interference RGB filter of Type 3.

The Morita Observatory is located (132.3°E, 34.3°N) at Hatsuka-ichi, Hiroshima, Japan.


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