λ=298°Ls, (ω=331°, 342°W, φ=25°S), δ=13.1", ι=40°
Seeing poor (2-3 Pickering). Post cold front. Transparency = 4m, haze.
Wind steady N 5-16 kts. Altitude = 54-56°. No dew.
Note:
Floor of Hellas clear: Zea Lacus, Alpheus, and Peneus visible. PM clouds over Hellas, Libya, and Aeria.
Large localized cloud over Noachis. NP Hood visible but not especially 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) : 0.16-0.19s 2-4 images (RG610, NO IR ejection)
Green (488 - 574nm) : 0.70s 4-5 images
Blue (392 - 508nm) : 2.70s 4-7 images
Images bias, flat and dark corrected.
Observer: Donald C PARKER, Coral Gables, FL. USA