CM: 305° d = -5°37'12" Alt. = 35° Ls = 301° phi = 6.2" De = -26° Seeing (0-10 scale): 3 Trans. (0 - 6m): 3 Wind: moon Telescope: Schmidt-Cassegrain 280 mm (f / 25) Magnification: 330x and 350x Filters: Schott: Wratten: W 64 blue/green, W 85 salmon, W 80a blue Observer station: Observer: Hattstatt / France TEICHERT Gacute;rard 7°18' (E) / 48°01' (N) gteichert@hotmail.com Observing notes: Dust white cloud at the eastern limb ((1) Blue-green filter) The SPC is not recognizable SYRTIS MAJOR is dark and appears faded (can hardly be seen!) HELLAS could not be seen The extreme northern area is whitish (Salmon filter)
CM: 297° d = -5°18'54" Alt. = 35° Ls = 302° phi = 6.2" De = -26° Seeing (0-10 scale): 3-4 Trans. (0 - 6m): 4 Wind: hazy Telescope: Schmidt-Cassegrain 280 mm (f / 25) Magnification: 330x and 350x Filters: Schott: Wratten: W 64 blue/green, W 85 salmon, W 80a blue Observer station: Observer: Hattstatt / France TEICHERT Gacute;rard 7°18' (E) / 48°01' (N) gteichert@hotmail.com Observing notes: The dust white cloud is broader than before ((1) Blue-green filter) No detail can be seen on the SPC HELLAS could not be seen SYRTIS MAJOR is dark and is difficult to see The extreme northern area is now smaller (whitish in salmon filter)
CM: 273° d = -4°42'33" Alt. = 36°
Ls = 303° phi = 6.1" De = -26°
Seeing (0-10 scale): 2-3 Trans. (0 - 6m): 3 Wind: twilight
Telescope: Schmidt-Cassegrain 280 mm (f / 25)
Magnification: 330x and 350X
Filters: Schott: Wratten: W 64 blue/green, W 85 salmon,
Zeiss: OG 550 (Orange)
Observer station: Observer:
Hattstatt / France TEICHERT Gérard
7°18' (E) / 48°01' (N)
gteichert@hotmail.com
Observing notes:
Bright cloud on eastern limb (1) (Salmon filter)
Bright cloud on western HELLAS on terminator (2)
(Orange and blue/green filter)
The extreme north appears bright and smaller than before bright
(Orange and salmon filter)
SYRTIS MAJOR appears dark and fading
(Blue/green filter and orange filter)
ARS IMAGES 14 JANUARY, 2002
D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. Lynxx PC camera 16-in (41cm) F/6 NEWTONIAN
Eyepiece Projection @ f/44.2
Integration Times:
BLUE (Koheisha, 445nm peak central; BWHM 105nm) 3.80-5.60s
GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm) 1.32-1.80s
RED (RG610 - No IR Rejection) 0.30-0.36s
Images flat and dark corrected.
Seeing good (8, Pickering). Transparency poor, only 3.0-4.5m with high cirrus.
Wind S 0-6 kts. Altitude = 49-41 degrees. Moderate dew.
Hellas light with some detail visible on its floor: Zea Lacus. Hadriacum M.
well delineated, splitting into Euripides and Hadria before joining Promethei Sinus.
SPC small but visible. Moderate PM limb haze.
MARS IMAGES 18 JANUARY, 2001
D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. Lynxx PC camera 16-in (41cm) F/6 NEWTONIAN
Eyepiece Projection @ f/44.2
Integration Times:
BLUE (Koheisha, 445nm peak central; BWHM 105nm) 3.20s
GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm) 1.20s
RED (RG610 - No IR Rejection) 0.24s
Images flat and dark corrected.
Seeing good (7-8, Pickering). Transparency fair = 4.0-4.5m, haze.
Wind E 0-6 kts. Altitude = 53-48 degrees. Slight dew.
Cimmerium, Tyrrhenum, Hadriacum, and Chromium Maria all conspicuous. Elysium,
Hyblaeus and possibly Trivium-Cerberus noted on NE limb. SPC tiny but
definite. Bright PM limb haze. Faint cloud on SW limb (Hellas).
MARS IMAGES 21-22 JANUARY, 2001
D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. Lynxx PC camera 16-in (41cm) F/6 NEWTONIAN
Eyepiece Projection @ f/44.2
Integration Times:
BLUE (Koheisha, 445nm peak central; BWHM 105nm) 3.12s
GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm) 1.10s
RED (RG610 - No IR Rejection) 0.24s
Images flat and dark corrected.
Seeing fairly good (6-7, Pickering). Transparency fair = 4.0-4.5m, haze.
Wind S 0-8 kts. Altitude = 50-45 degrees. No dew.
Sirenum, Cimmerium, Tyrrhenum, and Chromium Maria all conspicuous.
Scamander also conspicuous near CM. Elysium, Hyblaeus and possibly Trivium-
Cerberus visible. Note dusky streak along N. border on Cimmerium M.
SPC tiny but definite. Bright patch (Thyle II) noted NE of SPC.
Bright PM limb haze. Faint cloud on SW limb over Ausonia -- rotates with planet.
MARS IMAGES 25 JANUARY, 2002
D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. Lynxx PC camera 16-in (41cm) F/6 NEWTONIAN
Eyepiece Projection @ f/44.2
Integration Times:
BLUE (Koheisha, 445nm peak central; BWHM 105nm) 3.60s
GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm) 1.16s
RED (RG610 - No IR Rejection) 0.24s
Images flat and dark corrected.
Seeing poor (3-5, Pickering). Transparency 4.0-4.5m.
Wind SSW 1-7 kts. Altitude = 47 degrees. No dew.
MARS IMAGES 28-29 JANUARY, 2002
D.C. Parker, Coral Gables, FL. Lynxx PC camera 16-in (41cm) F/6 NEWTONIAN
Eyepiece Projection @ f/44.2
Integration Times:
BLUE (Koheisha, 445nm peak central; BWHM 105nm) 3.12s
GREEN (Koheisha, 540nm peak central; BWHM 75nm) 1.10s
RED (RG610 - No IR Rejection) 0.24s
Images flat and dark corrected.
Seeing fairly good (5-7, Pickering). Transparency 4.5m.
Wind, however, was a problem: E 1-8 kts. Altitude = 47-43 degrees. No dew.
Note: Daedalia appears to have darkened between 115 to 130 degrees W. Solis L.
dark and conspicuous near PM limb; Ambrosia detected.
PM limb and northern haze. Bright streak across Thaumasia-Claritas.
Spc detected visually at 465X.
