MarsWatch 1996-1997

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28 March 1997

Date (by UT): 3/28/97

Time (UT): 03:19 - 04:01

CM: 288 - 298 deg

Ls:

De: 23.31

Disk Diameter: 14.1'

Seeing: 8-9/10

Transparency: very thin intermittent cirrus cloud, mag 5 stars visible

Camera: Lynxx PC Plus

Telescope: 10" SCT

FL: 500"

FR: f/50

Exposure Time: 1 second

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



Date (by UT): 3/28/97

Time (UT): 03:45

CM: 294 deg

Ls:

De: 23.31

Disk Diameter: 14.1'

Seeing: 8-9/10

Transparency: very thin intermittent cirrus cloud, mag 5 stars visible, sky appeared clear but GOES satellite shows slight haze over S. Ontario in the IR band.

Camera: Lynxx PC Plus

Telescope: 10" SCT

FL: 500"

FR: f/50

Exposure Time: Red 1 sec, Violet 6 sec, Green 3 sec

Filters: Red (wratten 25), Violet (wratten 47), Green (wratten 56), all with IR rejection filter

Processing: Calibration (bias, therm, flat) w/ BatchPIX
Unsharp mask w/ BatchPIX
RGB composite w/ColorPIX
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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