2003 1108 DPk Note
Don PARKER's Images on 7-8 November 2003
at 23:52~ 00:40 GMT

  λ=295°Ls,   (ω=026°~ 037°W,   φ=24°S),   δ=13.9",   ι=39°

Seeing fair to good (5-7 Pickering). Transparency = 4m, haze. Wind steady SE 3-7 kts. Altitude = 51-52°. No dew.

Note:
Prominent terminator clouds over eastern Thaumasia.
PM clouds over Hellas, Aeria.
NP Hood large, bright.

PARKER uses a 41 cm Newtonian working at f /59 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   2-3 images   (RG610, NO IR ejection)
  Green   (488 - 574nm) :    0.65s   2-6 images
  Blue      (392 - 508nm) :   2.30s   6-7 images
Images bias, flat and dark corrected.

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


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