2003 1016 DPk Note
Don PARKER's Images on 16 October 2003
at 01:13~ 02:13 GMT

  λ=280°Ls,   (ω=264°~ 278°W,   φ=22°S),   δ=17.8",   ι=33°

Poor conditions:
Seeing fair (6-7 Pickering). Transparency poor (3-3.5m): haze.
Wind N 1-10 kts. Altitude = 49-51°. No dew.

Note:
Violet Clearing = 0 visually with Wratten 47.
Note localized clouds over Hellas, Isidis, and northern Syrtis Major.

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) :   0.17-0.18s   1-4 images   (RG610, NO IR ejection)
  Green   (488 - 574nm) :    0.70s   5-6 images
  Blue      (392 - 508nm) :   2.90s   6 images
Images bias, flat and dark corrected.

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


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