MarsWatch 1996-1997

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20 March 1997


Date (by UT): 3/20/97

Time (UT): 03:35

CM: 1.0 deg

Ls:

De: 23.05

Disk Diameter: 14.2'

Seeing: 8-9/10

Transparency: thin high cirrus cloud

Camera: Lynxx PC Plus

Telescope: 10" SCT

FL: 500"

FR: f/50

Exposure Time: 1.1 seconds

Filters: Near IR 800-1100nm, IR Passing/Visible Rejection-Murnaghan Instuments IR83 Filter

Processing: Calibration (bias, therm, flat) w/ BatchPIX
Unsharp mask w/ BatchPIX
Composite w/ Photostyler

Observing Station: Lat. N44d 17', Long. W79d 9'

Observer:
Brian Colville
R.R. # 2
Sunderland, Ontario L0C 1H0
Canada
(705)357-1613
E-mail:
bcolville@brocktown.com


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