Solar&Planetary LtE for CMO/ISMO #20 (CMO #394)
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¤······Subject: Mars on 30 January 2012
Received: Thu 02 Feb 2012 12:57 JST
Dear
Masatsugu,
Thanks for your comments on the 28 January images! Also, thanks for the reference to your very
interesting article from 1999 about the phenomenon of the bluish appearance of
Syrtis Major when it is near the terminator.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120130/WFl30Jan12.jpg
I have attached a set of images from the morning of 30
January. I spent some time refining the
wavelet enhancement I have been using on Mars and I seemed to be getting
slightly better results than before. I
used the new enhancement on the 30 January image. I also reprocessed the 28 January image and I
am sending you the new revision of that image set.
(revised) http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120128/WFl28Jan12.jpg
Compared to the 28 January image, Syrtis Major has rotated
an additional 16 degrees from the terminator in the 30 January image. Syrtis
Major is still showing the bluish tint that was noticeable in the earlier
image.
Best Regards,
Bill FLANAGAN (
¤······Subject: Mars 2012/01/31-Kumamori
Received: Wed 01 Jan 2012 21:17 JST
Masatsugu
MINAMI-sama: The seeing remains unstable due to the present cold wave which I
hope pass earlier
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120131/Km31Jan12.jpg
Best
wishes,
Teruaki KUMAMORI
(
¤······Subject: Mars image - Jan. 30
Received: Wed 01 Feb 2012 14:35 JST
Gentlemen,
Attached
is a set of image that was captured under better than average seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120130/PGc30Jan12.jpg
Regards,
Peter GORCZYNSKI
(
¤······Subject: Re: Mars 27 January
Received: Wed 01 Feb 2012 07 JST
16-inch
a-go-go, ready to go. See the Moon? The puny Mars will be coming up soon.
Jeff BEISH
(We The People)
¤······Subject: Mars 27 January
Received: Wed 01 Feb 2012 06:53:39 JST
Hi
All,
I have attached RGB Mars images from 27
January. Interesting rifts developing in the NPC.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120127/DPk27Jan12.jpg
Best,
Don PARKER (
¤······Subject: Mars images (January 27th, 2012.)
Received: Wed 01 Feb 2012 05:55 JST
Hi
all,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120127/DPc27Jan12.jpg
Poor
seeing on this morning but I was determined to catch Syrtis Major on this
rotation. Bright Elysium orographics. There is also an interesting bright patch
projecting from the NPC on the bright limb.
http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1112/2012_01_27rgb.jpg
Best
Wishes
Damian PEACH
(Selsey, the
¤······Subject: Mars - January 27th, 08:31ut
Received: Wed 01 Feb 2012 05:19 JST
Hi
Mr Minami, Here is my most recent session from the 27th of January, Clear
Skies.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120127/EMr27Jan12.jpg
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(
¤······Subject: Mars 2012/01/30-Kumamori
Received: Tue 31 Jan 2012 21:06 JST
Masatsugu
MINAMI-sama; The sky is fair but clouds float and the seeing is unstable. A
dark segment adjacent to the npc was shot (the same one taken by Don PARKER on
18 Jan (λ=059°Ls) at ω=051°W)
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120130/Km30Jan12.jpg
Teruaki
KUMAMORI (
¤······Subject: Animated sequence - Jan 16th 2012
Received: Tue 31 Jan 2012 19:35 JST
Hi
all,
Here's
a preview of an unfinished animation built from images captured on Jan 16th.
There's a fair bit of work left to do to get everything up to standard and the
frame set is currently L-R reversed (i.e. east is to the right). However, it
does show the huge amount of material flow around this rather lovely loop
prominence. The capture frequency is high here with each frame being recorded
for 9s in a 13s repeating window - i.e. a gap of 4s between captures. The
animation here contains 25 frames. There are 100 in total but some drift in the
pointing of the scope may truncate the final count...
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/solar/2012/_SF70ds01.gif
Best
regards,
Pete LAWRENCE
(Selsey, the
¤······Subject: Mars 29 Jan
Received: Tue 31 Jan 2012 08:02 JST
Hi;
Conditions were about average when this was taken this MIDNIGHT. there was a
lot of unstable but I PICK OUT fair frames:
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120129/SGh29Jan12.jpg
Regards
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤······Subject: Mars Ak30Jan12
Received: Tue 31 Jan 2012 03:16 JST
MINAMI-sama:
These are two sets of Mars images from 30 January. There seems to exist a rift
inside the npc.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120130/Ak30Jan12.jpg
Tomio AKUTSU
(Cebu, the
¤······Subject: A Drawing of Mars 29Jan2012 2010 GMT
Received: Tue 31 Jan 2012 00:06 JST
Dear Dr. Minami, I am attaching my latest drawing of Mars.
Transparency was good before dawn, gorgeous summer Milky Way on the eastern
mountain range, but a cold wind was wailing outside my small dome.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120129/Kn29Jan12.jpg
Good
Seeing with Excellent Scopes!
Reiichi KONNAÏ (Fukushima,
JAPAN)
¤······Subject: Re: Re: To Mars Observers (CMO #393 uploaded)
Received: Mon 01/30/2012 19:15 JST
I
found two more unprocessed Mars images from January 19, 2012.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120119/FWl19Jan12.jpg
Taken
with the DBK21AU618.as.
Freddy WILLEMS (
¤······Subject: Mars: January 29, 2012
Received: Mon 30 Jan 2012 15:30 JST
Hi
-
I have attached my latest image of Mars
January 29, 2012 to be posted.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120129/FMl29Jan12.jpg
Thanks,
Frank J
MELILLO (
¤······Subject: Mars this morning
Received: Mon 30 Jan 2012 03:10 JST
Well, when you have not imaged in a while
expect things to go wrong and, in my case, they did. Luckily I was able to
manage One AVI! I started out observing doubles in Orion. Using a Collins I3
eyepiece and a Hydrogen Alpha filter I observed the Horsehead Nebula for the
first time (from Downtown Charleston)! Thanks to Bob Schilling for telling me
how to do this!! Just a dark blob, no detail.
I then left the observatory for a much needed bowl of ice cream and
waited for Mars. Just as I got started (and made the one AVI) the motor on my
mount stalled!! I had run the 12V battery down while inside waiting on Mars!
Then, when I tried to shut the dome, the shutter was stuck and it took a while
pushing and pulling 20-30 ft above the ground on a 2 ft ledge at 2:00AM to get
things straightened out. Here is my one image FYI.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120129/JPh29Jan12.jpg
best,
Jim PHILLIPS (
¤······Subject: solar proms 27th Jan 2012
Received: Mon 30 Jan 2012 01:56 JST
Hi
guys here are a couple of decent size proms from the 27th Jan,
seeing was only fair
90mm Coro SS on AP130 EDT + 2x powermate and Flea
3
Best
wishes
Dave TYLER
(Bucks, the
¤······Subject: Mars Ak28Jan12
Received: Sun 29 Jan 2012 23:27 JST
MINAMI-sama:
These are from 28 January GMT. KUMAMORI is of the opinion that the reason why
the morning limb is doubled must not be because of the optical system, but due
to a defect of the camera I use.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120128/Ak28Jan12.jpg
Tomio AKUTSU
(Cebu, the
¤······Subject: Re: How are you?
Received: Sun 29 Jan 2012 19:34 JST
Attached:
Erard_PSS2000.pdf
Dear
Masatsugu,
All is fine here, but I have not been able to get Mars
images for several reasons... the most important being that because of the
unfavourable orientation of my current observing place (a north/west terrace) I
can't observe planets before they reach meridian already. Add bad weather and
need to sleep and the occasions to observe can go to zero ! Two weeks ago, I
did have a nice morning with good seeing on Mars. But fog fell down just 40
seconds after the start of my very first video :(
Things are going to change very soon however, as from 11th
february I would have moved to a new home with a southern garden, and i will be
able to catch the planets more easily.
The 250 gregory has also been corrected from a residual
astigmatism last week (the secondary barrel was too tight) and delivered two
nights ago the finest images of Jupiter I have seen with this telescope (the
weather was too windy to take images though) so I'm hoping very good images on
Mars with it.
Recently I have tried to work on the article you was
hoping about the "strange line" north of Tharsis ; however I'm still
finding the topic not relevant - the relevant topic being the Alba clouds
instead.
I have had another idea no later than this morning - I was
reviewing a study by Stéphane Erard (from Institut
d'Astrophysique Spatiale) about the Pic-du-Midi Mars observations in 1995
(please find it attached to this e-mail - don't know if you have it). The
article talks (shortly) about the migration of water vapor from the north pole
and gives some physical data -read pages 5-6 and 17-18). Then I have thought
about two phenomena we observed in 2010 and this year: the absence of clouds at
high northern latitude during spring (remember B images) as well as
(speculative here) the reddish color at the edge of NPC. Maybe there is an
interesting note to write here?
Hoping that the snow will have a rest soon for you!
Best
wishes,
Christophe PELLIER
(
¤······Subject: Mars RGB set
Received: Sun 29 Jan 2012 17:19 JST
Hello
everyone,
The
attached image was captured in mediocre seeing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120128/SBd28Jan12.jpg
Regards,
Stefan BUDA (
¤······Subject: Mars Images - Jan. 28
Received: Sun 29 Jan 2012 10:28 JST
Gentlemen,
This
is the first and probably the best set of a two hour period. Seeing was below average. At times during this session Mars appeared to
be just a featureless blob. I have not
had a chance to process the other images from this session yet, but I don't
expect much.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120128/PGc28Jan12.jpg
Regards,
Peter GORCZYNSKI
(
¤······Subject: Mars on 28 January 2012
Received: Sun 29 Jan 2012 08:06 JST
Dear
Masatsugu,
Attached
is a set of images of Mars from this morning, 28-January. Seeing was average but deteriorated quickly
as Mars approached the meridian so I was only able to get one good set. The
color composite shows a bluish tint near the terminator over Syrtis Major.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120128/WFl28Jan12.jpg
Best
Regards,
Bill FLANAGAN (
¤······Subject: Mars Ak27Jan12
Received: Sun 29 Jan 2012 00:27 JST
MINAMI-sama:
These are two sets of Mars images from 27 January:
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120127/Ak27Jan12.jpg
Best
Tomio AKUTSU
(Cebu, the
¤······Subject: Mars 2012/01/27-Kumamori
Received: Sat 28 Jan 2012 11:24 JST
Masatsugu
MINAMI –sama. It became thinly cloud and seeing became poor. Solis L is dark.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120127/Km27Jan12.jpg
Teruaki KUMAMORI
(
¤······Subject: Mars is creeping up
Received: Sat 28 Jan 2012 07:55: JST
Attached: Snort_Moonshine.jpg
Well,
when I can’t shot Mars I can always shoot Moonshine. It’s a little stronger than saké.
Jeff BEISH (We
The People)
¤······Subject: Transit of Venus project Newsletter #9
Received: Sat 28 Jan 2012 02:01 JST
Dear
all,
Tonight the Eros Parallax Project starts: a unique project
running for a whole week, aimed at finding the distance to asteroid Eros by
observations of amateurs from all over the world.
For the first time since 1975 Eros passes along Earth at a
very short distance ? ideal to do some parallax measurements. If pictures of
Eros are taken at the same moment from two widely separated places, there will
be a slight difference in placement of the asteroid with respect to the
background stars. If this difference can be found, as well as the distance
between the observers, simple trigonometry yields the distance to Eros.
To participate, you only need to take a picture of Eros,
measure the position of Eros on your photograph with respect to the background
stars and submit your values. That's all. You can take the pictures through a
telescope, but It can also be done with equipment as simple as a DSLR camera
with a telephoto lens on a tripod. From all submitted measurements the distance
of Eros is subsequently calculated. Or you can do this yourself using the
spreadsheet designed by Udo Backhaus.
You will find all instructions and source files on our
special project website:
http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/getting-involved/eros-and-the-solar-parallax
/ You can follow the progress of the project on our blog
(www.transitofvenus.nl), Twitter (@tov2012) or Facebook
(http://www.facebook.com/groups/108400462513165/).
If you have interesting pictures or experiences that you
would like to share with us, just send an email to
s.vanroode@transitofvenus.nl. Your pictures of Eros can be sent separately to
our depository of images
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/transitofvenus2012/
). See the project website for instructions.
So, from January 28 to February 3 get out with your
telescope or camera, shoot Eros and join the Eros Parallax Project! Your next
chance will be in 2056...
Clear skies!
Steven VAN ROODE
(the Netherland)
¤······Subject: Mars: 24/01/2012
Received: Fri 27 Jan 2012 22:01 JST
Greetings
all. Attached is a drawing of Mars I made on the morning of the 24th January
2012. Seeing was variable and I could go much beyond x250. Still, with a δ=11.0", there was
enough details to see.
Syrtis Major was well on the disk- the far south it seemed
that the
The
dark Boreosyrtis well defined, looked like there might have been a bright
region in Dioscuria encroaching into Boreosyrtis. NPC bright, well defined and
noticeably smaller than previously observed.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120124/PAb24Jan12.jpg
Clouds came up at 0206UT, and I was forced to stop
observing. Pity.
All
best wishes,
Paul ABEL
(Leicester, the
¤······Subject: Mars 2012/01/26-Kumamori
Received: Fri 27 Jan 2012 21:47 JST
Masatsugu
MINAMI –sama, Cold and dismal weather continued. However yesterday, though it
snowed lightly, the sky became clear at night.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120126/Km26Jan12.jpg
It
appeared the npc was less bright.
Best
wishes,
Teruaki KUMAMORI
(
¤······Subject: Re: Mars images - January 19, 2012.
Received: Fri 27 Jan 2012 16:37 JST
Hi
Masatsugu,
You
arranged everything very nice!
Really
nice website and presentations.
I
will keep sending my Mars observations regularly and hope for good weather and
seeing.
Thanks
again.
Freddy WILLEMS (
¤······Subject: Mars image - Jan. 22, 2012
Received: Fri 27 Jan 2012 13:41 JST
Gentlemen,
Attached
is a set of images from January 22.
Seeing was poor.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120122/PGc22Jan12.jpg
Regards,
Peter GORCZYNSKI
(
¤······Subject: Mars - January 22nd, 2012
Received: Fri 27 Jan 2012 02:59 JST
Hi
Mr. Minami, My latest session from the 22nd of January, Clear Skies.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120122/EMr22Jan12.jpg
Efrain MORALES RIVERA
(
¤······Subject: solar images 16th Jan
Received: Thu 26 Jan 2012 22:38 JST
Hi
Guys following on from the single frame image of the slinky Prom from this
date, here is a 4 frame mosaic of it, and the surrounding area, plus a short 9
minute time lapse animation.
Best
wishes
Dave
TYLER (Bucks, the
¤······Subject: Re: Re: To Mars Observers (CMO #393 uploaded)
Received: Thu 26 Jan 2012 17:33:05 JST
Seeing
dropped back to average, we have VOG in the air here in
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120123/FWl23Jan12.jpg
Freddy WILLEMS (
¤······Subject: Mars 24 January
Received: Thu 26 Jan 2012 14:04:59 JST
Hi
All,
I have attached RGB Mars images from 24
January. Small clouds over
Mediocre
seeing and gusty winds did not allow ultraviolet imaging.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120124/DPk24Jan12.jpg
Best,
Don PARKER (
¤······Subject: Mars images
Received: Thu 26 Jan 2012 12:36 JST
I
will upload my Mars images from this apparition. The
date's are clearly marked on the images. I
hope you can accept the images as they are, I will arrange them more carefully
next time.
I also use different camera's so that's why some images
look different than the other. I use the DMK618 with RGB Astrodon Filters and
DBK618 color camera.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120119/FWl19Jan12.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120114/FWl14Jan12.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120108/FWl08Jan12.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120107/FWl07Jan12.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120105/FWl05Jan12.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120101/FWl01Jan12.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110912/FWl12Sept11.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/110907/FWl07Sept11.jpg
Freddy WILLEMS (
¤······Subject: Mars 23 Jan
Received: Wed 25 Jan 2012 07:40 JST
Hi
On 23 January I took one image of Mars; always
condition was bad when I observe. PLS see them.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120123/SGh23Jan12.jpg
B.W
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤······Subject: solar images 14thJan 2012
Received: Wed 25 Jan 2012 07:21 JST
Hi
Guys here are a few images from the 14th, a couple of nice proms and a 4 frame
mosaic taking in the two active regions 1395 and 1398, with their beautifully
intricate patterns of hydrogen phenomena.
best
wishes
Dave
TYLER (Bucks, the
¤······Subject: Mars Ak24Jan12
Received: Wed 25 Jan 2012 06:59 JST
MINAMI-sama.
These are the Mars images from 24 January. I even feel cool with a T-shirt on
the rooftop.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120124/Ak24Jan12.jpg
Best
wishes
Tomio
AKUTSU (Cebu, the
¤······Subject: Mars images (January 17th, 2012.)
Received: Wed 25 Jan 2012 04:36 JST
Hi
all,
Here
are some images from Jan 17th in fair conditions. Sinus Meridiani and Mare
Acidalium are prominent on the disk.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120117/DPc17Jan12.jpg
Some
bright haze over Argyre, and patchy cloud over Arabia/Moab. Bright limb cloud
extending into Chryse.
http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1112/2012_01_17rgb.jpg
http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1112/2012_01_17redblu.jpg
Best
Wishes
Damian PEACH
(Selsey, the
¤······Subject: Mars 2012 Jan 19
Received: Tue 24 Jan 2012 19:45 JST
Dear
all,
Attaching
an image from January 19.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120119/JWr19Jan12.jpg
Best
regards,
Johan WARELL (
¤······Subject: mars 22 jan
Received: Tue 24 Jan 2012 04:17 JST
Hi,
Under poor seeing & average atmosphere I took one image of Mars. PLS see it.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120122/SGh22Jan12.jpg
B.W
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤······Subject: Jupiter 16-Jan-2012
Received: Mon 23 Jan 2012 23:02 JST
Hi
Guys
This
was the last of four nights of good seeing.
Oval BA put in an appearance, looking pale, but it still has its inner
circle.
Best
wishes
Dave TYLER
(Bucks, the
¤······Subject: Re: Mars 18 January
Received: Mon 23 Jan 2012 03:57 JST
Really
sorry to hear this. He was a great guy in the few interactions we had over the
years.
Rik HILL (
¤······Subject: Ashen Light article and another one!
Received: Mon 23 Jan 2012 02:15 JST
Dear
Bill et al.,
Many
thanks for this very nice and very thoughtful piece from Tom Dobbins. I am glad
he mentions my paper on the
I think my experience is like Klaus's. I have only one
rather poor personal sighting, yet I do believe in the phenomenon. The 1960s
sighting by David Cruickshank I have seen in print previously and it is one of
the more compelling records. Incidentally I have all those old numbers of the
ALPO Journal at home - a complete run - and their perusal is fascinating
reading and maybe someone like Klaus would have time to summarise the ALPO work
on the AL from 1947 onwards...... In passing, what the JALPO needs is a full
index!
Walter Haas has one important comment here from his
personal work, as published in my Venus paper for the ten 1991-1998
elongations. When the crescent is seen in full daylight (when of course the
My later BAA analyses show that on the few occasions of
the
I do hope the transit will stimulate some more visual and
imaging work, and perhaps this remaining 'Loch Ness Monster' can be captured once
and for all. (By the way, I am probably one of the few on this list to have
been to Loch Ness and camped overnight on its banks: and I didn't see the
monster either!)
With good wishes to all
Richard McKIM (
¤······Subject: RE: Jupiter 15th Jan 2012
Received: Mon 23 Jan 2012 00:59 JST
Looks
like the GRS itself just is a pale yellowish remnant of itself. Fading fast?
Jim PHILLIPS (
¤······Subject: Jupiter 15th Jan 2012
Received: Mon 23 Jan 2012 00:38 JST
Hi
Guys this one is from the 3rd of 4 consecutive evenings of decent seeing at
45deg alt. The
Best
wishes
Dave
TYLER (Bucks, the
¤······Subject: mars 21 jan
Received: Sun 22 Jan 2012 22:51 JST
Hi
Poor seeing& unstable atmosphere I took
one image of Mars. PLS see it.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120121/SGh21Jan12.jpg
B.W
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤······Subject: Re: Mars 18 January
Received: Sun 22 Jan 2012 22:40:23 JST
Don,
one of our old buddies passed on;
John Sanford: http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/blogs/daves-universe/archive/2012/01/20/john-sanford-1939-2011.aspx
The
herd is thinning. Nice photo of
Mercury.
Jeff
BEISH (We The People)
¤······Subject: Re: FW: Ashen Light article
Received: Sun 22 Jan 2012 19:44 JST
Thanks
Bill,
Very good article. I was not aware of the risk to get a
glow from the diffraction spikes of the secondary!
I am hoping to make a CCD search for the Ashen light next
spring, in the three colors RGB bands as well as very near IR (from 700 nm). If
the phenomenon is real, and if it can be observed at the eyepiece, it must be
caught on camera.
About technical advices, it would have been good to recall
the availability of atmospheric diffraction correctors on the market? I think it would be of a very good help for
this kind of observation. I got one now and I will of course use it.
Best wishes,
Christophe PELLIER
(
¤······Subject: Mars 18 January
Received: Sun 22 Jan 2012 16:19 JST
Hi
All,
I have attached RGB Mars images from 18
January.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120118/DPk18Jan12.jpg
Best,
Don PARKER (
¤······Subject: Mars this morning
Received: Sun 22 Jan 2012 14:18 JST
Hi
everyone,
The
seeing this morning was mediocre at best.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120121/SBd21Jan12.jpg
There
appears to be some detail visible on the edge of the NPC that I don't know what
to make of. It does not seem to match what my planetarium programs are showing
in that spot.
Regards,
Stefan BUDA (
¤······Subject: Re: FW: Ashen Light article
Received: Sun 22 Jan 2012 11:58 JST
Thanks
Bill,
Very
interesting article. Congrats to Tom Dobbins. I was heavily involved in looking
for the Ashen light when first getting into astronomy as a teenager with the
A.L.P.O. Never saw anything convincing however. I also had the pleasure of
meeting Dale Cruikshank at that time and again many decades later during the
1991 total eclipse of the sun and ALPO convention in
Klaus BRASCH (
¤······Subject: FW: Ashen Light article
Received: Sun 22 Jan 2012 04:21 JST
An
article not yet in press (but soon to be) from my long-term collaborator Tom
Dobbins.
Another project for us to undertake as we
prepare for Venus's transit across the Sun.
See attached PDF. Not the final version in
print, but very close...
Click
here
for ETSS layout3.pdf
Bill
SHEEHAN (
¤······Subject: Mars image - Nov. 2
Received: Sun 22 Jan 2012 01:48 JST
Gentlemen,
Attached
is a set of images from November 2, 2011 that I finally had a chance to
process.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/111102/PGc02Nov11.jpg
Regards,
Peter GORCZYNSKI
(
¤······Subject: Mars Ak19Jan12
Received: Sat 21 Jan 2012 18:30 JST
Dear
Masatsugu
It seems the rainy season ended in Cebu:
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120119/Ak19Jan12.jpg
Best
Wishes,
Tomio AKUTSU
(Cebu, the
¤······Subject: Mars image - Jan. 16
Received: Sat 21 Jan 2012 14:29 JST
Gentlemen,
Attached
is a set of Mars images from January 16. Seeing conditions were about average.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120116/PGc16Jan12.jpg
Regards,
Peter GORCZYNSKI
(
¤······Subject: Sixty years of Mars observations
Received: Sat 21 Jan 2012 09:35 JST
To: Donald C. Parker, Tom
Dobbins, Masatsugu MINAMI
Dear
Don,
Thanks for a superb essay of your experiences
as a Mars observer (and thanks Masatsugu for pursuing and publishing this
important essay). What a rich life
you’ve led!!---as Falstaff tells Prince Hal in Henry IV, part II, act 3, scene
2.
I learned a great deal, and was deeply
inspired. (I wished I had known Chick
better; I corresponded with him a bit, but was just getting underway with that
when he suddenly and unexpectedly died.
Earlier, when I was at
Well done, Don. You have furnished a document for the ages.
Hoping we meet up, sooner rather than later.
Best wishes,
Bill
SHEEHAN (
¤······Subject: Mars, Jan 19
Received: Fri 20 Jan 2012 16:16 JST
Hi all, here is a Mars image from this
morning, under not-great (but not-awful) seeing. This is an IR image only,
taken with an Astronomik pro-planet 742 filter.
50fps for 2 minutes, image resampled during
processing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120119/AWs19Jan12.jpg
regards,
Anthony
WESLEY (Murrumbateman,
¤······Subject: Mars last 17th
Received: Thu 19 Jan 2012 15:43 JST
>
Good morning,
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120117/SMk17Jan12.jpg
>
Here is the report for the 17th morning Mars observation.
>
Have good receipt of the present mail.
>
Faithfully
Stanislas MAKSYMOWICZ
(
¤······Subject: Mars 2012-01-18
Received: Thu 19 Jan 2012 10:03 JST
Hi,
here are my Mars images from 18th January 2012. Now mad weather is coming, so I
cant capture more images the next days...
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120118/SKw18Jan12.png
Cheers
Silvia
KOWOLLIK (
¤······Subject: Mars 11 January
Received: Thu 19 Jan 2012 08:45 JST
Hi
All, I have attached RGB and UV Mars images from 11 January. Tharsis clouds
remain very prominent.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120111/DPk11Jan12.jpg
Best,
Don PARKER (
¤······Subject: RE: Re: from bill sheehan: visit to Juvisy
Received: Thu 19 Jan 2012 01:55 JST
Dear
Francis,
This is excellent! It would be great to see Juvisy again since
the renovation of the telescope was completed, and I know that our mutual good
friend Masatsugu would be most pleased if we could send him some observations
of Mars made with this famous instrument.
It would be most evocative to see the Red One—even if not well placed as
oppositions go—through the instrument that one of the most famous Martians used
so long ago.
At this point, I’m juggling different priorities—my
wife will be along, and her interests are more moderately astronomical than my
own. It looks like one possibility would
be to go to Juvisy on the evening of Tuesday the 21st from the Paris
Observatory—James Lequeux is interest in
seeing the refurbished telescope with us—as I plan to spend that day at the
Observatory (among other things, Laurence Bobis will be initiating the new
Cassini exhibit in the Main Gallery).
However, if the skies are cloudy, we may want to choose a different
date. One way or another we will get
this done as I would greatly appreciate the chance to see the Observatory under
more optimal conditions than in 2009.
It is very kind of you to offer for me to
offer the hospitality of staying overnight at your residence, if this becomes
necessary, though I hesitate to impose.
I will be back in touch again soon.
Best,
Bill SHEEHAN (
¤······Subject: Mars 2012/01/17-Kumamori
Received: Wed 18 Jan 2012 18:30 JST
Masatsugu
MINAMI-sama, As these days the weather has been unstable, it is hard for me to
get up timely. This is just one from 17 January.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120117/Km17Jan12.jpg
With
best wishes:
Teruaki KUMAMORI
(
¤······Subject: Mars on 14 and 15 January 2012
Received; Wed 18 Jan 2012 02:47 JST
Dear
Masatsugu,
Attached
are two set of images of Mars from the mornings of 14-January and 15-January. Clouds are showing over Tharsis and
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120115/WFl15Jan12.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120114/WFl14Jan12.jpg
Best
Regards,
Bill FLANAGAN (
¤······Subject: Mars 2012-01-16
Received; Wed 18 Jan 2012 01:22 JST
Hi,
here my images from 16th January 2012.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120116/SKw16Jan12.png
I
am really astonished, how much one can see on the small Martian disc.
Cheers
Silvia KOWOLLIK (
¤······Subject: mars 16 jan.
Received; Wed 18 Jan 2012 01:19 JST
Hi,
On 16 January seeing was poor & average atmosphere PLS see it.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120116/SGh16Jan12.jpg
B.W
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤······Subject: Drawings of Mars
Received: Tue 17 Jan 2012 23:57 JST
Dear
Dr. Minami, Attached here are my latest drawings of Mars. As the apparent
diameter of the planet exceeded 10″I
have changed the size of the drawing from 3cm up to 4cm across.
It's almost midnight and the sky's clear now, Mars is already low in the
eastern sky. But I am wondering if I should go observing or not; I've been
slightly feverish since this morning, may be just a cold, not flu. Please
take care not to catch a cold too.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120113/Kn13Jan12.jpg
Good
Seeing with Excellent Scopes!
Reiichi KONNAÏ (Fukushima, JAPAN)
¤······Subject: Mars 2012/01/17
Received: Tue 17 Jan 2012 18:19 JST
Hello,
Here
is Mars on 2012/01/17.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120117/JPp17Jan12.jpg
The
seeing was average.
The
transparency was average.
T
= -4.8°C
Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU
(
¤······Subject: Mars 2012 Jan 15
Received: Tue 17 Jan 2012 15:13 JST
Dear
all,
Attaching
my latest Mars image from January 15, with a distinct cap, limb haze and a
bright Chryse and Argyre. A wonderful view in the scope at x480!
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120115/JWr15Jan12.jpg
Best
regards,
Johan WARELL (
¤······Subject: Mars: January 16, 2012
Received: Tue 17 Jan 2012 03:41 JST
Hi
-
I have attached my latest image of Mars
January 16, 2012 to be posted. It seems to show some irregularities along the
edge of the NPC especially in red light.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120116/FMl16Jan12.jpg
Thanks,
Frank J
MELILLO (
¤······Subject: mars 15 jan
Received: Mon 16 Jan 2012 21:40 JST
Dear
Masatsugu
Thank
you for your mail.
But
sorry to say still I am confused so that by fixing the Date and time ( GMT): here
in my country there is 3.30 Hour different time with GMT.
I
will send new image to you by new set up, I hope I could get your comment
accordingly, is that Ok?
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120115/SGh15Jan12.jpg
thanks
Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (
¤······Subject: Re: My first Mars image for the year
Received: Mon 16 Jan 2012 18:03 JST
Hello
Stefan,
That
is a very good set of images. I have had
a look at Mars visually but I have not turned the camera on yet!
Regards
Barry ADCOCK (
¤······Subject: My first Mars image for the year
Received: Mon 16 Jan 2012 09:52 JST
Hi
everyone,
The
seeing was better than what I'm used to in the mornings and also had some cloud
trouble but one of the RGB sets was good enough for processing.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120115/SBd15Jan12.jpg
It's
been a long time since I've seen blue haze over Syrtis Major.
Regards,
Stefan BUDA (
¤······Subject: Re: from bill sheehan: visit to Juvisy
Received: Mon 16 Jan 2012 07:56 JST
Dear
Dr Sheehan,
I will be happy to show you the refurbished
telescope of Camille Flammarion's observatory in Juvisy. I hope everything will
be in order so that you can also observe Mars with the telescope.
At that time, it may be convenient for you
to stay in our house since it is only 7 kilometers from Juvisy and 20 minutes
by train from the center of
On the other hand, I will be quite busy on
Monday February 20.
With best wishes.
P.S.
For me, it is OK that you call me Francis.
Francis
OGER (near
¤······Subject: Mars image - Jan. 15
Received: Mon 16 Jan 2012 03:07 JST
Gentlemen,
Attached
is a set of images from this morning. Seeing was less than average, the temperature
was -12°C with some wind.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120115/PGc15Jan12.jpg
Regards,
Peter GORCZYNSKI
(
¤······Subject: Mars Drawings 13 Jan 12
Received: Sun 15 Jan 2012 22:36 JST
Dear
Masatsugu and Masami;
These
are the Mars drawings from 13 January.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120113/Kz13Jan12.jpg
Best
wishes,
Ichiro KOHZAKI (
¤······Subject: Mars 2012-01-15-05-22-00-UT
Received: Sun 15 Jan 2012 22:15 JST
Hi
all, here my first Mars image this year.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120115/SKw15Jan12.png
Cheers
Silvia KOWOLLIK (
¤······Subject: mars sketches 15/01/'12
Received: Sun 15 Jan 2012 20:53 JST
Hi,
here are my sketches from january 15
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120115/KSm15Jan12.jpg
Date: january 15
Time: 01:40 & 04:30 UT
instrument: 12" f/5
dobson
magnification: 416x
seeing: good and very good
filters: #23A red
Greetings,
Kris SMET (
¤······Subject: Re: Text for CMO/ISMO
Received: Sun 15 Jan 2012 19:18 JST
Dear
Masatsugu,
You
will find attached the text on the Sorbonne Observatory which I propose for
publication in CMO/ISMO. The other files are photos which can be included
according to your choice and the place available. Presently, I have received
the message from Bill Sheehan. It will be a pleasure to show him the
refurbished telescope.
With
best wishes.
Francis OGER (near
¤······Subject: Mars 2012/01/15
Received: Sun 15 Jan 2012 18:00 JST
Hello,
Here
is Mars on 2012/01/15.
The
seeing was average. The transparency was average. T
= -1.7°C
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120115/JPp15Jan12.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU (Essonne, FRANCE)
¤······Subject: Additional Mars images from Jan. 11
Received: Sun 15 Jan 2012 10:53 JST
Gentlemen,
This
set of images was captured about an hour earlier than the image I previously
submitted. Seeing was not as good, but
you really can tell that from the processed images which turned out pretty good.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120111/PGc11Jan12.jpg
Regards,
Peter GORCZYNSKI
(
¤······Subject: Mars 2012/01/14
Received: Sat 14 Jan 2012 21:15 JST
Hello,
Here
is Mars on 2012/01/14. The seeing was average. The
transparency was fair.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120113/JPp13Jan12.jpg
T
= -1.5°C. Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU
(
¤······Subject; RE: mars 10 January
Received: Sat 14 Jan 2012 07:49 JST
Dear
Masatsugu MINAMI
PLEASE Pardon me, this PROBLEM is for UTC
time, now is different 3.30 with GMT my WATCH
was 4.30 PLS one hour DRAW BACK that is correct for 5 & 10 January .
Thank you very much for your information.
Best Wishes
Sadegh
GHOMIZADEH (
¤······Subject; from bill sheehan: visit to Juvisy
Received: Sat 14 Jan 2012 05:57 JST
Dear
Dr. Oger,
I am writing to you at the suggestion of my
good friend Masatsugu Minami, who worked closely with you in 2009 to organize
the great Mars meeting at Paris/Meudon at which I also was present. I will be
in
I hope you are well and thank you advance
for any assistance you may be able to give during my visit.
Best wishes,
Bill SHEEHAN
(
¤······Subject; RE: Sincere Sympathy
Received: Sat 14 Jan 2012 02:03 JST
Dear Masatsugu,
I am very touched by your kind words. Many thanks.
I am looking forward to reading Don's Six Decades of Observing Mars. I am not yet up to fifty years myself.
Now in the midst of consolidating plans for my
revisit to Europe--and hoping to train many historic telescopes on Mars as it
approaches its early March opposition (very similar in circumstances to the first I observed, that
of March 9, 1965). I also am preparing a
talk, "Whatever happened to the canals of Mars?" which I am to give
along with another on the transit of Venus at AstroFest in
Bill
SHEEHAN (
¤······Subject; Mars: 13/01/2012
Received: Sat 14 Jan 2012 01:34 JST
Greetings
all.
We
had some reasonable conditions last night and I spent a few hours with Mars and
managed to make three reasonable disk drawings.
Mars is now at 10" and so I find I can see a number of details at
x250 power or more.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120113/PAb13Jan12.jpg
Drawing
1: NPC now noticeably smaller,
Drawing
2: Seeing reasonable, definition fair. Now
Acidalium and Erythraeum are well on the disk.
Interestingly, it seems that the brighter regions of Chryse,
Drawing
3: Acidalium and Erythraeum now on the proc.
side. I think that Nilokeras and
0207UT-0210UT: Examined Mars with #80A filter. Interestingly, Acidalium and Erythraeum
seemed to be largely unchanged, and the brighter regions of Chryse and
Mars
passed close to star HIP56618, was quite interesting to watch Mars move past
the star over the course of the night- no danger of an auscultation. By 0346UT I decided to move on to Saturn.
All
best wishes,
Paul G ABEL (Leicester,
the
MMATH(hons) AMInstP FRAS.
Centre for Interdisciplinary
Science
Department of Physics &
Astronomy,
¤······Subject: Mars 2012/01/13
Received: Fri 13 Jan 2012 17:40 JST
Hello, Here
is Mars on 2012/01/13. The seeing was average while
the transparency was poor. T = +3.6°C
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120113/JPp13Jan12.jpg
Regards
Jean-Jacques POUPEAU
(
¤······Subject: Mars image - Jan. 11, 2012
Received: Fri 13 Jan 2012
11:37 JST
Gentlemen,
Attached
is an image from Jan. 11. Seeing was
above average.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120111/PGc11Jan12.jpg
Regards,
Peter GORCZYNSKI
(
¤······Subject: RE: Francis Oger
Received: Fri 13 Jan 2012 03:57 JST
Dear
Masatsugu,
Just back from the meeting of the AAS in
Thanks for the suggestion to write to
Francis Oger—I do remember him well from the 2009 meeting in
All the best for another good year of Mars
observations,
Best,
Bill
SHEEHAN (
¤······Subject: A moonlit night
Received: Fri 13 Jan 2012
03:39 JST
Dear Dr. Minami, The moon is bright enough for
me to read the thermometer on the wall of my small dome which says eight degrees
below zero! Mars in the X500 field of my Baader Planetarium 60° binoviewr is
swelling up to 1.5 times, pulsating and drifting, suggesting different layers
of current in the atmosphere above. No Syrtis Major, no Elysium nor even NPC, I
think I'd better go to bed!
Good Seeing with Excellent Scopes!
Reiichi
KONNAÏ (Fukushima, JAPAN)
¤······Subject: Mo 09 Jan_12
Received: Fri 13 Jan 2012
00:27 JST
Masatsugu
MINAMI sama, We had a lot of clouds on 9 Jan, but a bit good seeing. I wished I
could make the image to be more in good colour.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120109/Mo09Jan12.jpg
Best
wishes
Yukio MORITA
(Hatsuka-ichi,
¤······Subject: Mars - Jan.9th, 2012
Received: Thu 12 Jan 012 03:18 JST
Hi
Mr. Minami, Here is my latest processed session from Jan.9th, 2012.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120109/EMr09Jan12.jpg
Efrain MORALES (
¤······Subject: Mars 2012/01/09-Kumamori
Received: Wed 11 Jan 2012 23:10 JST
Masatsugu
MINAMI sama, This is a shot after a while. I attached the B image in addition
to LRGB. At present by trial and error I am groping the size of magnification.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120109/Km09Jan12.jpg
With best wishes,
Teruaki KUMAMORI (
¤······Subject: Drawings of Mars
Received: Wed 11 Jan 2012 14:00 JST
Dear Dr. Minami, Attached are the latest
drawings of Mars.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120107/Kn07Jan12.jpg
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2011/120109/Kn09Jan12.jpg
Extremely changeable weather around here has been breaking
the forecasters' hearts lately, all kinds of weather in a single night,
frequent aftershocks to boot!…some seismologists suggest they can be the
foreshocks for a possible massive another earthquake in the near future. Just
hope the weather will look up soon, because the exciting aphelion Tharsis ~ Amazonis
~ Elysium hemisphere (though may be photogenically boring side) is turning
observable from our longitude.
Good Seeing with Excellent Scopes!
Reiichi
KONNAÏ (
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