Solar&Planetary LtE for CMO/ISMO #16 (CMO #390)
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¤······Subject:
Jupiter 2011.10.16
Received: Wed
10/19/2011 23:24 JST
Dears,
Jupiter under correct
conditions:
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20111016-MDe.jpg
BA is pale in visible
light but bright in methane (as SSTB ovals).
Sincerely,
Marc DELCROIX (
¤······Subject:
Jupiter 15 Oct 2011
Received: Wed 19
Oct 2011 04:45 JST
Dear All,
One from
the other morning. Good
seeing.
Regards
Simon KIDD (Welwyn,
the
¤······Subject:
Jupiter 16th Oct 2011
Received: Wed 19
Oct 2011 03:06 JST
REPEAT SEND DUE TO
ERROR PROMPT
Hi Guys Here are 4 images for the fair seeing
of the 16th , I
draw your attention to:- The blue festoon on top of the
best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤······Subject:
Jupiter 15-Oct-2011
Received: Mon 17
Oct 2011 06:24 JST
Hi Guys variable
seeing this evening, only one decent run early evening.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤······Subject:
Solar images
Received: Mon 17
Oct 2011 06:17 JST
Hi
I’m catching up with
my backlog so here are some images
Full disk from
September 18
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/sun_110918.jpg
Color version
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/sun_110918_c.jpg
Active region 1305
from October 2
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/ar1305_111002.jpg
Full disk from October
15
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/sun111015.jpg
color version
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/sun111015_c.jpg
Regards
Paulo
CASQUINHA
(
¤······Subject:
Jupiter images 15 october
2011
Received: Mon 17
Oct 2011 02:19 JST
Hi all,
A set taken
under fair seeing. Images worked nicely in long wavelenghts (including CH4)
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/J111015-CPE
Best wishes
Christophe
PELLIER
(
¤······Subject:
Transit of Venus Project Newsletter #5
Received: Sun 16
Oct 2011 14:35 JST
Dear all,
Even though it's still
more than 230 days before the transit of Venus, one can notice only from the
number of talks at conferences and the launch of new projects that we are
becoming closer and closer. In this newsletter we'll look back at the exciting
things that happened in the first half of October.
Our Last Transit of Venus ? teaser for documentary film
Last Saturday
filmmaker Maarten Roos released a teaser for his
documentary film on the 2012 transit of Venus. For this film, Maarten is going
to follow three groups of people, preparing for the transit of Venus. First, a
group of amateurs and professionals that plan to
observe the transit with antique telescopes from the 18th and 19th century.
This experimental archaeology project is part of our website. Next, the classrooms and amateurs worldwide that will participate
in our Measure the Sun's Distance project. Using the free phone app,
they will time the moments of contact, from which the distance to the Sun can
be derived. Finally, professional scientists who will observe
the transit to study the atmosphere of Venus or to calibrate their methods for
finding exoplanets. You can watch the
beautiful 6-minute teaser at
http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/2011/10/15/our-last-transit-of-venus/ or http://vimeo.com/channels/ourlasttransitofvenus
Talks at DPS-EPSC
meeting (
At two conferences,
held in the last two weeks, different talks were devoted to the transit of Venus.
At the DPS-EPSC meeting in
http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/2011/10/16/four-giants-talk-about-transits/
A week later, at the
Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) meeting in
http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/2011/10/12/a-yearlong-of-classroom-projects/ and http://transitofvenus.nl/files/AWB-Poster.pdf
Sun-Earth Day 2012
launched
Last Thursday, NASA
launched the 2012 edition of it's annual Sun-Earth
Day. This flagship educational project popularises heliophysics
and this year's theme centres around the transit of
Venus. On the accompanying website, educators can find lesson plans and public
outreach specialists can get program ideas; scientists are called to be
involved. The project culminates with the transit of Venus, an event NASA will
cover live from
New map showing
visibility of 2012 transit of Venus
Michael Zeiler produced a wonderful new map for the 2012 transit of
Venus:
http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/2011/10/14/mapping-next-years-transit/
The map shows where the the
transit of Venus will be visible and also explains the basic parameters of the
event. In plain language that can be understood by lay people, the map makes
clear where to be and what to watch for. You will see Zeiler's
excellent work not only at our website, but on other websites and in magazines
as well (January issue of Sky & Telescope, for example). I encourage you to
take a look at his website www.eclipse-maps.com
Test run of phone app
The phone app that
classrooms and amateurs around the world will use to time the exact moments of
interior contact and submit their measurements to our international database,
will be tested in November or December. For this test run, we are still seeking
volunteers who would like to test this basic version and give us suggestions
for improvement. If you would like to participate in this test run, just
contact Steven van Roode at s.vanroode@transitofvenus.nl
I invite you to follow
us on Twitter or to join our group on Facebook to
keep in touch with other transit enthusiasts. If this email was forwarded to
you, and you too would like to receive our monthly newsletter, just send an
email to info@transitofvenus.nl and we'll keep you in
the loop.
Sincerely,
Steven van
ROODE
(The NETHERLAND)
¤······Subject:
Mars 2011/10/14
Received: Fri 14
Oct 2011 16:42 JST
Hello, Here is Mars on 2011/10/14
The transparency was average.
The seeing was bad.
Sometimes, the wind
was annoying.
T = +8°C
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/111014/JPp14Oct11.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques
POUPEAU
(
¤······Subject:
Mars - change of address for Martín Gaskell
Received: Fri 14
Oct 2011 11:49 JST
Hi everybody,
Please note my change of institution and
change of e-mail address.
Best wishes for Mars
observing,
Martín GASKELL (Departamento de Física y Astronomía, Facultad de Ciencias,
¤······Subject:
Solar images 2-Oct-2011
Received: Fri 14
Oct 2011 05:31 JST
Hi Guys
Here are some solar
images back from 2 Oct. Quite
a good morning with a nice prominence as well as 1302 in sight of the limb. Always
makes for a more interesting shot.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤······Subject:
Jupiter 28 Sept 2011 GRS +Io
Received: Wed 12
Oct 2011 21:25 JST
Hi Guys
Following Damian’s
beautiful capture of this event here's how it looked from my location. Although I have described the seeing as fair, Io's shadow looked
like an over active Ninja.
It was fascinating to watch, with Io giving
the illusion of travelling faster over Jupiter's surface than the surface
features rotation, which of course it doesn't.
I read it takes 42.5 hours to orbit Jupiter, whereas Jupiter's rotational
period is a little under 10 hrs.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤······Subject:
Mars 1 October 2011
Received: Wed 12
Oct 2011 12:39 JST
Here my best Mars of
this year imaged in the wonderful night of October 1, 2011. For Dutch standards
seeing was quite good. Considering the low altitude there are many details
visible.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/111001/JSb01Oct11.jpg
Regards,
John S
SUSSENBACH
(Houten, the
¤······Subject:
Mars images (September 28th, 2011.)
Received: Wed 12
Oct 2011 06:21 JST
Hi all,
Here are some images
from the 28th. Sinus Meridiani and Acidalium are prominent.
http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1112/2011_09_28rgb.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110928/DPc28Sept11.jpg
Best Wishes
Damian
PEACH
(Selsey, the
¤······Subject:
Full Solar Disk with the Luntanado at .5A
Received: Mon 10
Oct 2011 21:04 JST
Hi Folks,
Attached is
yesterday's full solar disk (October 9, 2011) in Ha, taken with the Luntanado at .5A and DMK 41 camera. Seeing was pretty decent and I picked up a
bit more detail than usual, even with the extra glass of the .5x reducer. Enjoy!
Regards,
Jim
LAFFERTY (CA)
¤······Subject:
(no subject)
Received: Mon 10
Oct 2011 08:14 JST
Full disk with PST and
Skynyx 2.0M
9 pane mosaic
BW
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/sun111009.jpg
color
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/sun111009_c.jpg
Regards
Paulo CASQUINHA (
¤······Subject:
Mars 8 Oct
Received: Mon 10
Oct 2011 00:02 JST
Hi, Under
a fair seeing, I took one set of images. PLS see it.
B.W
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤······Subject:
solar images 29-Sept-2011
Received: Sun 9
Oct 2011 21:02 JST
(2nd resend due to
send error message)
Hi Guys more from the backlog showing ar
11302 in ,5A and .7A bandwidths, plus a
wider shot of ar
11301 near the limb also in .5A Ha
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤······Subject:
Re: Jupiter images, 3rd october
2011
Received: Sun 9
Oct 2011 17:30 JST
Hi Sylvia,
You have some very
sharp UV and CH4 images ! The maps are especially
interesting. Got the same idea ;)
I note that the WSZ
looks a bit CH4 bright on sept.28. AWos in the NTrZ are dull in general in that band.
Please keep me
informed of such work.
Christophe
PELLIER
(
¤······Subject:
Re: Jupiter images, 3rd october
2011
Received: Sun 9
Oct 2011 11:27 JST
Hi Christophe,
> Of special note
is the little SEB outbreak near the GRS. It's very
> bright in CH4 ; the brightness has been detected visually at
the
> eyepiece. The zone appears multi-colored
in RGB.
thanks for
pointing on that Outbreak. A few days earlier the Outbreak was only weak
visible in ch4 near the GRS. I started my Jupiter observation on 25th september with my 8"
http://www.sternwarte-zollern-alb.de/beobachtungen/jupiter/index2.htm
http://www.sternwarte-zollern-alb.de/beobachtungen/jupiter/index3.htm
http://www.sternwarte-zollern-alb.de/beobachtungen/jupiter/index4.htm
I am still processing
the data (80 GB!) of this observation, so the pages will be updated several
times...
Cheers
Silvia
KOWOLLIK
(
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter images, 3rd october
2011
Received: Sun 9
Oct 2011 06:07 JST
Hi all, Images belated
due to my participation to the EPSC-DPS meeting this week in
Seeing was very good :
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/J111003a-CPE
(RGB, R, B)
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/J111003b-CPE(UV,
IR, CH4)
Of special note is the little SEB outbreak
near the GRS. It's very bright in CH4 ; the brightness
has been detected visually at the eyepiece. The zone appears multi-colored in RGB.
Best wishes,
Christophe
PELLIER
(
¤·······Subject:
solar images 24-Sept-2011
Received: Sat 8
Oct 2011 18:38 JST
Hi Guys
A spell of good weather night and day spells
backlogs of processing. I just took a break from Jupiter and had a refreshing
solar pro'session.
Awesome AR11302 coming
on, and AR11295 looking like a dying blackberry flower, going off.
Oh yes
a prominence arch. Bit of a Marmite this
one, you'll either .........
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter 2-Oct-2011
Received: Sat 8
Oct 2011 07:14 JST
Hi guys Generally an evening of poor seeing but one run is always
better than the rest.
Note the faint pink
spot in the STB and the long
grey scarf ( more of a scarf than a belt I would say ) along the
lower edge of the
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤·······Subject:
Mars images (September 23rd, 2011.)
Received: Sat 8
Oct 2011 06:26 JST
Hi all,
Good seeing conditions
on this morning. Chryse is again nicely presented. Weak
clouds around the NPC with Ganges/Lunae Lacus again
appearing distinctly dark.
http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1112/2011_09_23rgb.jpg
Best Wishes
Damian
PEACH
(Selsey, the
¤·······Subject:
lafcadio hearn
again
Received: Sat 8
Oct 2011 03:30 JST
Dear Masatsugu,
I reread the article today—I found a few
grammatical problems, which are corrected, and typos. I also decided to cut some of the long
quotations.
Please refer to this shorter version and
publish that instead of the earlier sent one.
Best,
Bill
SHEEHAN
(
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter 1-Oct-2011
Received: Sat 8
Oct 2011 01:03 JST
Hi guys resend due to
421 error message
here are some more
from the now inverted fine weather we had.
Seeing was quite good and reggi 4 still going
strong and doing a fine job, making a marvel out of the mush.
I tried an inverted colour view which
highlights the colour of the barges in a bright turquoise. The large barge preceding the GRS now has a
pale payload.. The GRS looks in danger of being
consumed by a grey scarf.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
Ham call G4PIE
¤·······Subject:
RE: Lafcadio Hearn essay
Received: Fri 7
Oct 2011 02:43 JST
Dear Masatsugu,
Here is a (slightly edited) version; I just
perused it after lunch, and found a few things to change. I apologize for the haste with which this was
written (I had about an hour to devote to it).
Bill
SHEEHAN
(
¤·······Subject:
Lafcadio Hearn essay
Received: Fri 7
Oct 2011 01:58 JST
Dear Masatsugu,
Here is the Hearn essay. It may need to be pruned a bit for CMO. A possible alternate title: Lost Worlds: Lafcadio Hearn and Percival Lowell. Best,
Bill
SHEEHAN
(
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter 4 Oct
Received: Thu 6
Oct 2011 10:23 JST
Hi Guys, Under fair seeing after long time, I took some images of
Jupiter. PLS see them.
Ciao
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤·······Subject:
Mars: 27/09/11
Received: Thu 6
Oct 2011 05:44 JST
Greetings All!! Attached is an observation I made of Mars on
2011 September 27th. Alas, as one would
expect, not a great deal is revealed on a 5" disk. Nevertheless, I was able to see M Acidalium,
Sinus Sabaeus, and the bright NPC. I believe there may have been a bright
equatorial cloud but I am far from certain of this.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110927/PAb27Sept11.jpg
Best wishes,
Paul ABEL (Leicester,
the
¤·······Subject:
Mars images (September 22nd, 2011.)
Received: Thu 6
Oct 2011 05:42 JST
Hi all, Some Mars
images from the 22nd. Fair seeing and windy conditions.
Solis Lacus is nicely seen along with clouds around the NPC. Ganges/Lunae Lacus looks especially dark and prominent. Some
clouds over Tharsis.
http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1112/2011_09_22rgb.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110922/DPc22Sept11.jpg
Best Wishes
Damian
PEACH
(Selsey, the
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter 25-Sept-2011
Received: Tue 4
Oct 2011 17:50 JST
Hi Guys Not
quite such good seeing here as the 24th, but good enough to hint at the pale
centre and ring in BA
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
Ham call G4PIE
¤·······Subject:
mars 2 oct
Received: Tue 4
Oct 2011 10:58 JST
Hi, Under fair seeing, I took one image of Mars. PLS see it.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/111002/SGh02Oct11.jpg
B.W
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤·······Subject:
AR 1302
Received: Tue 4
Oct 2011 07:59 JST
Active region 1302
from September 29
Two images mosaic
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/ar1302_mos.jpg
Main group
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/ar1302.jpg
Regards
Paulo CASQUINHA (
¤·······Subject:
Mars obs. last 3rd from SMK
Received: Tue 4
Oct 2011 5:54 JST
> Dear sir,
> Please find my recent
observations performed last 3rd with the RC200mm.
> Some comments are
noted with the sketch.
> I join the report
from the Mr Gomizadeh's images of last 30th sept.
>
(nothing to see with the atmospheric refraction disturbance).
> For your perusal.
> Have good
receipt. Faithfully.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/111003/SMk03Oct11.jpg
Stanislas MAKSYMOWICZ (
¤·······Subject:
Hearn article
Received: Tue 4
Oct 2011 04:55 JST
Dear
Masatsugu, I’m off
just now to a meeting (on the human brain).
I did get most of the article on Hearn written before I left; so hope to
have that to you by weekend.
Bill SHEEHAN (
¤·······Subject:
Final Jupiter data 24-Sept-2011
Received: Mon 3
Oct 2011 07:19 JST
Hi Guys This completes the processing of data from the excellent
night's seeing of the 24th. Bit of a marathon but one must make the most of it.
best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter images 29 september
2011
Received: Mon 3 Oct
2011 04:57 JST
Hi all,
My second good set of
images with the gregory,
although the seeing was degrading.
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/J110929-CPE
I have
changed the processing of the multispectral images thanks to the wonderful
processing window of Registax 6 - more size and
contrast. I have changed for more selective filters as well; IR is with the Astronomik 742, UV with the Astrodon
Uvenus. CH4 is from IDAS.
The NTB is
more conspicuous at these longitudes, and is very dark in UV.
Best wishes
Christophe
PELLIER
(
¤·······Subject:
RE: mars sketches 28/09 & 02/10
Received: Sun 2
Oct 2011 20:33:37 JST
Hi, here are my 2 sketches
from september 28 & october 02.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/111002/KSm02Oct11.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110928/KSm28Sept11.jpg
instrument: 12" f/5 dobson
magnification: 312x +
536x
seeing: average +
very good
filters: no colour
filters used, apodizing mask used
Greetings,
Kris SMET (
¤·······Subject:
Mars 2011/10/02
Received: Sun 2
Oct 2011 18:04 JST
Hello, Here is Mars on 2011/10/02. The transparency was average,
while the seeing was fair. T = +11°C
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/111002/JPp02Oct11.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques
POUPEAU
(
¤·······Subject:
Mars 2011/10/01
Received: Sat 1
Oct 2011 20:05 JST
Hello, Here is Mars on 2011/10/01. The transparency was average,
and also the seeing was average. T = +12°C
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/111001/JPp01Oct11.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques
POUPEAU
(
¤·······Subject:
Re: CMO/ISMO updated
Received: Sat 1
Oct 2011 2:16 JST
Dear Masami, Thank you for your
emails and the printed CMO which is always a pleasure to read.
This fall I
will be trying out a new scope and see if it produces better planet images than
my LX200. I look forward to the upcoming Mars season.
Please note
than from now on I have a NEW ADDRESS: …….
I would
very much appreciate if you sent the printed CMO there. I now live 4 km from
the Swedish south coast, about as far south in the country as you can come
(55d25m N). The planets are thus almost five degrees higher than in
All the best,
Johan
WARELL (
¤·······Subject:
More Jupiter data from 24th Sept 2011
Received: Fri 30
Sept 2011 20:45 JST
Hi Guys
Here are two more sets
from the super seeing of the 24th. The
awesome EZ reminds me of "rapids" and the north and south beaches are
quite different. Ok the GRS looks like
the Lonsdale Belt too.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤·······Subject:
Bright flare in AR11302, Sept 28th
Received: Fri 30
Sept 2011 19:39 JST
Hi all,
AR11302 was showing
some impressive flare activity on Sept 28th...
Best regards,
Pete
LAWRENCE
(Selsey, the
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter le 30 Septembre
Received: Fri 30
Sept 2011 17:12 JST
Bonjour à tous,
Pour résumer cette nuit:
turbulence moyenne - Transparence
moyenne. En conséquence : Résultats moyens.
Par contre nuit assez douce T = 13.5°C.
Jean-Jacques
POUPEAU
(
¤·······Subject:
mars 30 sept
Received: Fri 30
Sept 2011 14:01 JST
Hi, Average condition
with 35 degrees above. I took one image of mars PLS see it.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110930/SGh30Sept11.jpg
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter Images 22nd/23Sept-2011
Received: Fri 30
Sept 2011 05:57 JST
Hi Guys here is a
batch of Jupiter data from the night of 22nd into 23rd Sept. Just 3 set from
the 8 taken, note the faint pink spots following BA.
The last one in the "train" is a little more intense that the
others.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤·······Subject:
Mars 2011/09/29
Received: Thu 29
Sept 2011 20:11 JST
Hello,
Here is Mars on
2011/09/29
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110929/JPp29Sept11.jpg
The transparency was
average, and the seeing was fair. T = +10°C
Jean-Jacques
POUPEAU
(
¤·······Subject
Jupiter 28th Sept
Received: Thu 29
Sept 2011 05:38 JST
An image
from this morning. Seeing was only fair, good for short moments.
Transparency poor.
Regards
Simon KIDD (Welwyn,
the
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter and Ganymede 2011.09.26
Received: Wed 28
Sept 2011 11:58:37 JST
Dears, Under fair conditions:
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20110926-MDe.jpg
Despite the non-round
shape on some images, details are seen on Ganymede: white area North is around Osiris crater, the NE dark area i Galileo Region and the dark zone at the center ... does not correspond to anything on the map...
Steady skies,
Marc DELCROIX (
¤·······Subject:
mars sketches 20/08 & 24/09
Received: Tue 27
Sept 2011 17:59:22 JST
Hi, here are my 2
sketches from august 20 & september
24.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110924/KSm24Sept11.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110820/KSm20Aug11.jpg
instrument: 12" f/5 dobson
magnification: 416x
seeing: poor +
very good
filters: no colour
filters used, apodizing mask used
Greetings,
PS: the LCM on the
sketch from august 20 would be 351°W
Kris SMET (
¤·······Subject:
Mars 2011.09.26
Received: Tue 27
Sept 2011 04:04 JST
Hi all, As usual, it's
always a thrill to start again imaging a planet for a new apparition. That was
the case for me this morning, for my first image of Mars since almost 1 year
and a half.
For now,
I'm rather satisfied despite the small 5.1 arcsec
diameter:
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/m20110926-MDe.jpg
We can see North Niliacus Lacus and Mare Acidalium, and East Deuteronilus, and
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110926/MDc26Sept11.jpg
Marc DELCROIX (
¤·······Subject:
Mars 2011/09/26
Received: Mon 26
Sept 2011 22:59 JST
Hello, Here is Mars on 2011/09/26
The transparency was
bad, while the seeing was average. T = +11.5°C
Regards
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110926/JPp26Sept11.jpg
Jean-Jacques
POUPEAU
(
¤·······Subject:
Mars 24-Sept-2011
Received: Mon 26
Sept 2011 18:48 JST
Hi Guys after a great
Jupiter session I finally located Mars through the branches of a weeping
willow. An hour later I got some images
showing reasonable detail of Sinus Meridiani, Oxia Palus and Mare Acidalium. The
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110924/DTy24Sept11.jpg
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤·······Subject:
Re: AR1302 - M-class flare Animation
Received: Mon 26
Sept 2011 16:26 JST
Well done Andy, and
well recognised in the first place that something was about to happen, that's
the really clever part ! Do you have a crystal ball or something? cheers
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤·······Subject:
Sun full disk
Received: Mon 26
Sept 2011 07:38 JST
Full disk of the Sun
today, PST @ f/20 + Skynyx 2.0M, 9 pane mosaic
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/s110925.jpg
color version
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/s110925_c.jpg
Regards
Paulo
CASQUINHA
(
¤·······Subject:
AR1302 - M-class flare Animation
Received: Mon 26
Sept 2011 06:15 JST
Hi I got an email from
Paulo Re AR1302
I thought I would
share an animation I prepared of this very explosive event from 15-27 to
15-39UT this afternoon [25 Sept 2011].
I hope you like it it is on the front page of my site. I also attach the GIF
coloured and mono files.
Regards
Andy DEVEY (Barnsley,
South Yorkshire, the
¤·······Subject:
AR 1302
Received: Mon 26
Sept 2011 02:49 JST
Active region 1302
with C14 @ prime focus and full aperture
http://astrosurf.com/pcasquinha/ar_1302_110925.jpg
Best Regards
Paulo
CASQUINHA
(
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter images 24-Sept-2011
Received: Mon 26
Sept 2011 00:43 JST
Hi Guys What a surprise on seeing Jupiter on
screen this fine morning, the seeing was 9/10, and so still I thought I had
brought up a BMP!
I have never seen
seeing like this in
What made it more spectacular was all the high
contrast detail following the GRS. Note
how dark that barge is in the green filter.
We have had a spell of good seeing over the
past few days here in the
This is the first set from this night, there
are more to come.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤·······Subject:
Solar images 22 Sept 2011
Received: Sun 25
Sept 2011 21:45 JST
Hi Guys here is a
bunch of stuff from the 22nd. The montage of new spot ar1302 is a bit too early
for the beautiful fan captured by Pete Lawrence. Spectacular events are
continuously unfolding up there.
best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤·······Subject:
Mars 23 Sept
Received: Sun 15
Sept 2011 03:39 JST
Hi, on 23 Sept
seeing was fair so that I took one image. PLS see them. B.W
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110923/SGh23Sept11.jpg
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter images 23 september
2011
Received: Sun 25
Sept 2011 02:51 JST
Hi all, My second night with the gregory,
and the first one under good seeing. The PLA-Mx
performed very well, and outpassed the Skynyx even in blue light despite the high sampling.
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/J110923a-CPE
(RGB, R, B)
http://www.astrosurf.com/pellier/J110923b-CPE
(IR, UV, CH4)
Best wishes
Christophe
PELLIER
(
¤·······Subject:
Wm. Herschel and Mars
Received: Sun 25
Sept 2011 00:57 JST
Dear Masatsugu,
Just after I sent the last, I resumed work
on a chapter of a Galaxies book describing the career of William Herschel, and
returned to the excellent article by Hitomi Tsunemachi (translated by you in No. 377 of the CMO or No.
3 of the International Society of Mars
Observers). It raises some
interesting points; namely, that Herschel’s interest in Mars went back to early
in his career as an astronomer—he was observing the planet already in 1777, and
making observations which would eventually lead him to assert: “That planet has
a considerable but moderate atmosphere, so that its inhabitants probably enjoy
a situation in many respects similar to ours.”
Ms. Tsunemachi makes an interesting point I
had not thought about before: when William Herschel moved from No. 5 Rivers
Street in Bath back to No. 19 New King Street, it was because the latter had a
fine southward-facing garden, which the house on Rivers Street lacked (in fact,
William had to set up his seven-foot reflector on the cobblestone street in
front of his house), and he mentions the interesting circumstance that that
summer of 1781 Mars was inexorably moving to a very fine opposition, similar to
that in 1986, when it would be close to the Earth but far to the south. I think it is quite likely that the move was
in anticipation of this grand Martian event, though I don’t know of any place
where Herschel specifically mentions it.
As Ms. Tsunemachi
points out, Herschel’s observing log books for March 12 and 13 show that:
On March 12, he observed Mars at 5:45 in the
morning, and noted “Mars seems to be all over bright but the air is so frosty
& undulating that it is possible there may be spots without my being able
to distinguish them.” At 5:53 he
includes an entry: “I am pretty sure there is no spot on Mars.” He also looked at Saturn and noted, “The
shadow of Saturn lays [sic.] at
the left upon the ring.”
On March 13 his log book reads:
Pollux is followed
by 3 small stars at about 2’ and 3’ {thus he was examining it for companions as
part of his double star research project}
Mars as usual.
In the quartile near Zeta Tauri the lowest of two is a curious either nebulous star
or perhaps a comet.
A small star follows the Comet at 2/3rds of
the field’s distance.
The “comet” was of course Uranus.
It appears clear from all this that Herschel
observed Pollux and Mars in the morning of March 13,
and then the discovery of Uranus occurred as he commenced observations
(presumably after he returned from giving concerts or whatever) that evening.
It is at least possible that Herschel’s move
to the house at
Bill SHEEHAN (
¤·······Subject:
Nix Olympica
Received: Sun 25
Sept 2011 00:23 JST
Dear Masatsugu,
Thank you for the very illuminating article
on the aspects of Olympus Mons as observed from Earth. I remember your expounding on this at the
Over the summer, I have read a novel in
manuscript about Percival Lowell—as seen through the eyes of his secretary Wrexie Louise Leonard—by Jan Milsapp,
a filmmaker in San Francisco, and just received notice that the novel about
Percival Lowell by Jean Cave, whom you met in Paris, is about to be
published. The title is Nos Rêves sont plus Grands que le Ciel.
Have been very busy but hope to get to Hearn
for you after a while. Best
Bill SHEEHAN (
¤·······Subject:
Jupiter 2011.09.22
Received: Fri 23
Sept 2011 13:32 JST
Dears, Under average
conditions:
http://astrosurf.com/delcroix/images/planches/j20110922-MDe.jpg
with oval BA
setting and WSZ transiting at meridian.
On the CH4 image,
additionally to BA and 2 SSTB ovals, white spot Z is a bit bright, and a
suspect spot on the north polar area which could be an artifact
as it is not seen on 3 other methane images I took, and there are no clear spot
corresponding in other wavelengths images. Sincerely,
Marc DELCROIX (
¤·······Subject: Jupiter 20 Sept
Received: Fri 23
Sept 2011 10:02 JST
Due to further medical
situations I'm still (temporarily) limited to the
C5, but it's
impressive what it can do:
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~rhill/jup11.html
Richard
HILL
(Jim
¤·······Subject:
Moon 22 Sept
Received: Thu 22
Sept 2011 14:40 JST
Here is tonight's Moon
in the early hours....
cheers
Jamie COOPER (
¤·······Subject:
mars 19 sept
Received: Wed 21
Sept 2011 06:02 JST
Hi, Poor seeing &
average condition PLS see you it. B.W
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110919/SGh19Sept11.jpg
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤·······Subject:
solar image 19-Sept-2011
Received: Wed 21
Sept 2011 04:53 JST
Hi Guys a break in the
clouds was big enough for 5 x 30 second
mosaic runs of this monster called AR 11295. Visually it was awesome, with
flares and filaments all over the place.
I think the picture has captured its mood.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
¤·······Subject: Jupiter 18th (morning) Sept 2011
Received: Wed 21
Sept 2011 00:13 JST
Here is the complete
batch from 3 of the 9 LRGB runs imaged on the morning of the18th. I did the evening too but have not processed
them yet.
Seeing was fair but a
trifle soft. Alt was 48deg.
Best wishes
Dave TYLER (Flackwell Heath, Bucks, the
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