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¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/06/05

Received: 30 June 2014 at 04:57 JST

 

Hello, 
  An observation of Planet Mars with poor conditions.
 
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140605/MKd05June14.jpg

 

 Southern Clouds. Clouds in Eunostos north of Cerberus. Clouds in Cerbenia. Lemuria remants.

  
 
Manos KARDASIS (Glyfada-Athens, GREECE) 

http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html

 

 

 

 
 ¤·····Subject: Mars images (April 24th, 2014.)

Received: 30 June 2014 at 04:56 JST

 

Hi all,

Here are some images from April 24th under excellent conditions.

Syrtis Major and Hellas are nicely seen.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140424/DPc24Apr14.jpg

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1314/2014_04_24rgbs.jpg

 

Best Wishes

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

Web: http://www.damianpeach.com/

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image - June 23

Received: 30 June 2014 at 00:17 JST

 

Gentlemen,

Attached is a set of images from June 23.  Seeing was good.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140623/PGc23June14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: RE: Saturn Images 21st, 25th, 27th- June- 2014

Received: 29 June 2014 at 15:54 JST

 

Hello David, Hi All,

Still very decent results on Saturn, David.   Itfs not an easy planet this opposition and it will get more worse next opposition with the rings wide open.

 


Herewith a recent result, focused on the C-Ring.  All info on the picture.

 

Best regards.

 

Leo AERTS (BELGIUM)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mo18 19 24June_14

Received: 29 June 2014 at 09:10 JST

 

Dear Minami,

Mars images on 18, 19, 24 June 2014.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140618/Mo18June14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140619/Mo19June14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140624/Mo24June14.jpg

 

Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Saturn Images 21st, 25th, 27th- June- 2014

Received: 29 June 2014 at 06:33 JST

 

Hi Guys here are 3 Saturn Images taken in different seeing conditions. No spots were seen in any of the derotated and stacked images .

 


 


 


 

You may note that two images used an unfiltered Luminance. As these make use of IR, the colour of the belts and the visibility of the polar hexagon takes on a little of the appearance of images using a red filtered image. The one using a Luminance taken with just an IR blocker does not show the polar hex so well, but the yellow "collar" belt is slightly more pronounced.

 

Note too how the shadow of the globe on the rings has increased in width as we get further from opposition.

 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: My Star Talk Radio Interview...Commemorating Ten Years at Saturn

Received: 29 June 2014 at 03:35 JST

 

June 28, 2014
Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Next Monday, June 30, will be the anniversary of Cassini's entry into Saturn orbit 10 years ago, and what an fascinating decade it has been.

In celebration of the moment, an interview I gave to Star Talk Radio, conducted by the host of the radio show, man of the hour, and presenter of TV's 'Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey', Neil de Grasse Tyson, will be posted to the Star Talk Radio website at 7 pm Eastern Daylight time (4 pm Pacific Daylight Time) tomorrow, Sunday, June 29.


I myself have not heard the interview.  But a preview post describing it, written by one of the show's producers Jeffrey Simons, can be found here:
          http://bit.ly/1qWgqbM

And for the real thing, after the appointed time on Sunday, June 29, log
in, go to ....
         http://www.startalkradio.net/

... and listen in as I wax on about the thrill of discovery, feeling
'the cosmic love', and the meaning of life.

Enjoy,

Carolyn PORCO (Boulder, CO)
Cassini Imaging Team leader
Director, CICLOPS, Space Science Institute
http://twitter.com/carolynporco
http://www.facebook.com/carolynporco
http://carolynporco.com

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars images

Received: 28 June 2014 at 18:41 JST

 

Dear  Dr. Minami,

 

Mars images on 25 June 2014

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140625/Ns25June14.jpg

 

Best regards.

 

Akinori NISHITA (Fukui, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Saturn images

Received: 28 June 2014 at 01:14 JST

 

Dear All,

 

High resolution Saturn images at low altitudes : two examples are included.

 


Imaging done at June 21st 2014 with a Celestron 14h, 2.5x powermate projection, use of dispersion corrector,

RGB Baader filterset and a webcam DMK21AU618.  The planet was imaging at an altitude of 22‹.

 

Herewith a contrasty (21h29 UT) and a soft (21h39 UT) result.

 

Best regards.

 

Leo AERTS (BELGIUM)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/06/24

Received: 25 June 2014 at 05:11 JST

 

Hi,

Here is a new set of Mars images... At 9.9", it's harder and harder for my newtonian !! 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140624/XDp24June14.jpg

Newton 180 F7, Powermate x5, ADC, I-Nova PLAC+

 

Best regards,

 

Xavier DUPONT (Saint Roch, FRANCE)

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/06/22

Received: 24 June 2014 at 04:24 JST

 

Hi,

Here is a new set of Mars images... 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140622/XDp22June14.jpg

Newton 180 F7, Powermate x5, ADC, I-Nova PLAC+

 

Best regards,

 

Xavier DUPONT (Saint Roch, FRANCE)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image - June 16

Received: 23 June 2014 at 02:06 JST

 

Gentlemen,

This set of images is from June 16.  Seeing was less than average.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140616/PGc16June14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT )

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/06/21

Received: 22 June 2014 at 21:06 JST

 

Hi,

Here is a new set of Mars images... 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140621/XDp21June14.jpg

Newton 180 F7, Powermate x5, ADC, I-Nova PLAC+

 

Best regards,

 

Xavier DUPONT (Saint Roch, FRANCE)

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars images (April 22nd, 2014.)

Received: 22 June 2014 at 03:01 JST

 

Here are some images from April 22nd.

They nicely show Syrtis Major passing over the limb with blue cloud again prominent.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140422/DPc22Apr14.jpg

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1314/2014_04_22rgb.jpg

 

Best Wishes

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image - June 8

Received: 22 June 2014 at 01:50 JST

 

Gentlemen,

Attached is a set of images from June 8.  Seeing was above average,

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140608/PGc08June14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT )

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/06/19-Kumamori

Received: 20 June 2014 at 22:43 JST

 

Dear Mr. MINAMI,

 

Mars images on 19 June 2014.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140619/Km19June14.jpg

 

Best regards,

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/06/01

Received: 20 June 2014 at 20:39 JST

 

Hello,   An image under poor seeing.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140601/MKd01June14.jpg

South polar haze. North Polar Cap and Lemuria remanents. Clouds north of Utopia.

  
 
Manos KARDASIS (Glyfada-Athens, GREECE) 

http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: RE: Re: Mars Images - May 5- 6 and June 11-12

Received: 20 June 2014 at 08:05 JST

 

Dear Masatsugu,
It is good to hear from you.  I hope I can contribute more before Mars gets much smaller.  And thanks again for all your hard work with the CMO and ISMO.  You are an inspiration for all of us Mars observers!

Time seems to move much too swiftly but I am also hoping that some things will come slower.

Take care,


Bill FLANAGAN (Houston, TX)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars: June 17th, 2014

Received: 20 June 2014 at 14:20 JST

 

Hi -

   I have attached my latest images of Mars June 17th, 2014 to be posted.

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140617/FMl17June14.jpg

 

Thanks,

 

Frank J MELILLO (Holtsville, NY)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/06/19

Received: 20 June 2014 at 14:05 JST

 

Hi,

 Here is a new set of Mars images... A little better than the 18...

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140619/XDp19June14.jpg

Newton 180 F7, Powermate x5, ADC, I-Nova PLAC+

 

Best regards,

 

Xavier DUPONT (Saint Roch, FRANCE)

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/06/18

Received: 20 June 2014 at 03:33 JST

 

Hi,

Here is a new set of Mars images...

So small for my 7", but with some details around Tharsis...

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140618/XDp18June14.jpg

Newton 180 F7, Powermate x5, ADC, I-Nova PLAC+

 

Best regards,

 

Xavier DUPONT (Saint Roch, FRANCE)

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars Images - May 5- 6 and June 11-12

Received: 20 June 2014 at 02:18 JST

 

Dear Masatsugu and Masami,

Sorry for the delay but I finally had time to process some images of Mars that I acquired in May and June. 

Attached you will images from 5 May, 6 May, 11 June and 12 June.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140505/WFl05May14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140506/WFl06May14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140611/WFl11June14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140612/WFl12June14.jpg


I'll try to get a few more before Mars slips behind the trees in my backyard!

I hope you both are doing well.

Best wishes,


Bill FLANAGAN (Houston, TX)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Re: Voyager 3, the 2014 probe to Jupiter!

Received: 20 June 2014 at 00:28 JST

 

Johan -

  It is nice to hear from you! I did check the Voyager 3 project. But the movie is not working or I didn't see any link to play the movie. I wonder if others have the same problem too. Is there another link I can see it?

  Thanks,

 

 Frank J MELILLO (Holtsville, NY)

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/05/17, 20, 22

Received: 19 June 2014 at 20:50 JST

 

Hello, here is a set under very poor seeing.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140517/MKd17May14.jpg

  Southern haze.@Clouds at Tempe.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140520/MKd20May14.jpg

  Hellas frost. Clouds at Mare Acidalium, Ortygia, Cydonia. 

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140522/MKd22May14.jpg

Hellas frost. Clouds at Mare Acidalium, Ortygia and south of Cydonia.
  
 
Manos KARDASIS (Glyfada-Athens, GREECE) 

http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Re: Voyager 3, the 2014 probe to Jupiter!

Received: 19 June 2014 at 16:29 JST

 

Hi Johan,

Congratulations on this splendid project; all your hard work resulted in
a really dramatic animation.  I saw it via APOD 2 days ago and have
already pointed it out to the ALPO-Jupiter group!

best wishes,

 John H. ROGERS (the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Voyager 3, the 2014 probe to Jupiter!

Received: 19 June 2014 at 15:46 JST

 

Dear friends and colleagues,

 

This winter and spring my regular Jupiter imaging has been part of an imaging project to capture the evolution of the atmosphere of Jupiter, inspired by the epic Voyager 1 animation. We ended up receiving observations from seven amateurs scattered around southern Sweden, covering three months of motion from January to March. The weather started out really lousy and tight collaboration was required to avoid clouds and get decent coverage in time and longitude. 

 

The result is Voyager 3, the Swedish probe to the giant planet!

 

I have my sights set on measuring the compiled maps to create drift charts this summer, looking forward to get numbers and insight out of this effort. 

 

http://vimeo.com/98291257

http://jupiter.astronet.se/

 

Hope you like it, and all the best,

 

Johan WARELL (Skurup, SWEDEN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars: June 16, 2014

Received: 19 June 2014 at 12:40 JST

 

Hi -

  I have attached my images of Mars June 16, 2014 to be posted.

 

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140616/FMl16June14.jpg

Thanks,

 

Frank J MELILLO (Holtsville, NY)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 12th June 2014

Received: 18 June 2014 at 07:09 JST

 

Hi,
A small Mars in difficult seeing again this time imaged on 12th June. 
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140612/MLw12June14.jpg

Also seen here;
http://www.skyinspector.co.uk/USERIMAGES/Mars_2014-06-12_20-49UT_MLewis.jpg

Cheers,

Martin LEWIS  (St Albans, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars - June 13th, 01:17ut

Received: 17 June 2014 at 14:01 JST

 

Hi Mr. Minami and All!, Here I submit my latest observation on June 13th under below average conditions.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140613/EMr13June14.jpg

 

Efrain MORALES (Aguadilla, PUERTO RICO)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: White clouds...not dust clouds.

Received: 16 June 2014 at 23:33 JST

 

I would like to thank some observers who follow up my observation of June 15th.


I was wondering what I had seen and what I have captured in the images. First, there are reports of white clouds over the terminator especially around Elysium area according to Richard McKim of the BAA Mars section and Jim Melka. I may have mistakenly reported as dust clouds instead of white clouds. They may be intense at that moment and dissipated in the second image as Mars rotated. The white clouds burn off by the local afternoon sun.


Visually through the eyepiece, there was some kind of brightness on the east side to the terminator. I might also seen an irradiation effect.

The colors in the images are pale and they are hard to judge in the R, G, B channels. Thay may play a trick. Also, I did not use the IR blocker filter. So, there is a cross pollution information between the R, G, B images.

In the long run, certainly the white clouds were quite intense at the moment but my images were probably exaggerated during the processing to make them look more unusual.

Still, I am hoping someone along the USA east coast including Efrain Morales of PR image around the same time as I did. Otherwise, it would be hard to prove how intense were the white clouds.

 

Thanks,

 

Frank J MELILLO (Holtsville, NY)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 140615 ishibashi

Received: 16 June 2014 at 10:22 JST

 

Mars images on 15 June 2014.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140615/Is15June14.jpg

 

Tsutomu ISHIBASHI (Kanagawa, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars Images 2014/06/01

Received: 16 June 2014 at 06:53 JST

 

Dear Masatsugu, Masami,

I send you two images.

 

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140601/CTr01June14.jpg

»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

Comments:

In the southern hemisphere near the central meridian, the Sinus Meridiani and Sinus Sabaeus regions are observed; in limbus, the bright Hellas region is observed; towards the equatorial zone the Syrtis Major is observed with no news. All this zone is cloud-free without notable weather events. In the equatorial zone a increased cloudiness is observed next to morning side at Niliacus; also there is clouds at NW side of Utopia and apparently some activity of cloud circulation between Acidalium and the NCP.

 »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»

 

Best regards,

 

Charles TRIANA Ortiz (Bogotá, COLOMBIA)

AstroExplor Observatory
www.astroexplor.org

astromail@astroexplor.org

 


 

¤·····Subject: Solar and Saturn images 10-12-14th June

Received: 16 June 2014 at 06:04 JST

 

Hi Guys June has been a good month for seeing from my location in the UK. Last night was another good one for Saturn's low elevation, but cut a little short due to cloud.

 


 

I imaged the Sun's ar 2080 and ar 2085 in double stack, single stack and white, in decent seeing too.

 


 


 


 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mo13 14June_14

Received: 15 June 2014 at 23:56 JST

 

Dear Minami,

Mars images on 13, 14 June 2014.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140613/Mo13June14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140614/Mo14June14.jpg

 

Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/06/11 - 14

Received: 15 June 2014 at 19:58 JST

 

Mars 2014/06/11 - 14

 Hello,

Here is a new set of Mars images, it becomes very hard for my 7" newtonian !!

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140614/XDp14June14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140611/XDp11June14.jpg

 

Newton 180 F7, Powermate x5, ADC

I-Nova PLAC+

 

Best regards,

 

Xavier DUPONT (Saint Roch, FRANCE)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars images

Received: 15 June 2014 at 19:43 JST

 

Dear Sirs,
Please find the attached Mars image set from the 7th May. Set taken in
varied seeing ranging from poor initially to fair at the end.
 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140507/MJs07May14.jpg

 

Best regards,

Mark JUSTICE  (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars: June 15, 2014

Received: 15 June 2014 at 15:05 JST

 

Hi -

 

I have attached my latest images of Mars June 15, 2014 to be posted.

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140615/FMl15June14.jpg

 

***Just a short note that there was a massive dust clouds with a sharp front line on the morning side. Even it was beyond the termination, very brilliant in visually! Then the dust clouds fade toward the middle of the disk and it seemed to be more mottled.

 

 Thanks,

 

Frank J MELILLO (Holtsville, NY)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars images (April 21st, 2014.)

Received: 15 June 2014 at 02:33 JST

 

Hi all,

Here are some images from April 21st. Excellent conditions.

The Syrtis blue cloud is very distinct. Lots of clouds/haze over Chryse and toward the NPC.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140421/DPc21Apr14.jpg

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1314/2014_04_21rgb.jpg

 

Best Wishes

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Solar images 6-June-2014

Received: 14 June 2014 at 06:58 JST

 

Hi Guys here are a few images from the 6th. After a prolonged visual comparing ss with double stack, I imaged AR2080 in ds as it showed some of the finer filaments more strongly

.


 

After obtaining a rather nice PST , Intended has a handy solar monitor scope, my respect for them soared. I succumbed to the temptation to see what it would image like. The image off the ds 90 is a 4 frame mosaic, and the PST shot is a single panel on the 1/4 inch chip of the Flea 3. using a 2x barlow to reach focus.

 


 

 

I heard today from the USA of the sad passing of Barlow Bob. I got my first Ha filter from a good friend of his, Ralph Marantino, so R.I.P. Barlow and thank you for your encouragement.

 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Saturn 10 and 11th June

Received: 14 June 2014 at 05:16 JST

 

Hi Guys two evening with good seeing again. The 10th was very good but the 11th was superbly stable but unfortunately cut short by cloud .

 

It was interesting to compare the 10th's image with its unfiltered Luminance image applied to a colourcam image, with the straight colourcam image from the 11th. The white light L on colour image exhibited polar detail similar to a red filtered Luminance image, e.g. the hex is darker . I concluded that this is due to the unfiltered Luminance image being exposed to IR , so for a truly white light L The IR blocker should be included in the imaging train.

 

No spot detail was found. Winjupos derotate was used for each image. There was 21 mins of derotate for the L of the 10th, and 18 mins for the colour image from the 11th.

 


 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars June 11th

Received: 12 June 2014 at 14:45 JST

 

Hi Mr. Minami and All!, Here is my latest session under below average conditions.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140611/EMr11June14.jpg

 

Efrain MORALES (Aguadilla, PUERTO RICO)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image, 09 June 2014

Received: 12 June 2014 at 07:48 JST

 

Hi everyone,

Here's an RGB in poor to mediocre seeing.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140609/SBd09June14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Stefan BUDA (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Ten Years Ago ... Entrance into the Kingdom of Saturn!

Received: 12 June 2014 at 03:41 JST

 

June 11, 2014

 

Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Ten years ago today, the spacecraft Cassini, and we along with it, made its official entrance into the kingdom of Saturn. On that day, we performed our first, mind-blowing encounter -- one of many yet to come -- with Saturn's outer moon, Phoebe. The sharpness of our images, the complexity of the geological formations on the moon's surface, the clear presence of water ice, and the sheer jolt of excitement at such a daring strafing pass by this remote celestial body stunned us all into a happy stupor.  We knew then we had a long, historic and thrilling adventure up ahead. And we were right!

We are delighted today to mark this special occasion by re-processing and presenting to you anew two mosaics of images taken on that day:  one on approach to Phoebe and one on departure.

Go to .....

http://www.ciclops.org/view/7900/Arrival-and-Departure-at-Phoebe

... and recall _your_ surprise at such a wondrous sight, seen for the first time, ten years ago.

One of the planet's outer `irregular' moons, Phoebe is believed to be a Sun-orbiting outer solar system body that was gravitationally tugged into orbit around Saturn.  As such, it is cousin to Pluto and the other members of the Kuiper Belt whose orbits extend far beyond the orbit of Neptune.

So, gaze long and hard at these views of distant Phoebe, knowing that in a bit more than a year, humanity will complete the reconnaissance of the classical solar system when the New Horizons spacecraft arrives at Pluto, and we and it, at long last, come face to face.

Enjoy!

Carolyn PORCO (Boulder, CO)
Cassini Imaging Team leader
Director, CICLOPS
http://twitter.com/carolynporco
http://www.facebook.com/carolynporco
http://carolynporco.com

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/05/13

Received: 10 June 2014 at 21:47 JST

 

Hello, average seeing.
Southern haze. Clouds on Tharsis, Eden and Tempe.  Chasma Borealis is visible.

  http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140513/MKd13May14.jpg

 

http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html

 

Manos KARDASIS (Glyfada-Athens, GREECE) 

 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/05/12

Received: 10 June 2014 at 21:45 JST

 

Hello, here is a set under very poor seeing. 
Southern haze. Clouds on Tharsis, Eden and Tempe.

 
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140512/MKd12May14.jpg

 

http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html

 

Manos KARDASIS (Glyfada-Athens, GREECE) 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars: June 7, 2014

Received: 9 June 2014 at 11:40 JST

 

Hi -

   I have attached my latest image of Mars June 7, 2014 at 1:43 UT to be posted.

 

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140607/FMl07June14.jpg

 

 Thanks,

 

Frank J MELILLO (Holtsville, NY)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Saturn 7-June-2014

Received: 9 June 2014 at 06:46 JST

 

Hi Guys another evening of good seeing for Saturn , the best I have seen it this apparition . I used a red filter on the mono flea in an attempt to darken and get a decent shot of the green polar hexagon, in spite of the 23 degrees elevation .

 

 

Colour data was captured with a flea 3 colourcam and the white light L was unfiltered.

 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: mars 7 june

Received: 9 June 2014 at 04:07 JST

 

Hi all

I have attached RGB Mars images from 7 June .Condition was very bad.

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140607/SGh07June14.jpg

 

Regards

 

Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (Roudehen, IRAN)

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/06/07

Received: 8 June 2014 at 23:52 JST

 

Hello,

Here is a new set of Mars images, the first one during daylight...

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140607/XDp07June14.jpg

 

Newton 180 F7, Powermate x5, ADC

I-Nova PLAC+

 

Best regards,

 

Xavier DUPONT (Saint Roch, FRANCE)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image - June 7

Received: 7 June 2014 at 23:46 JST

 

Gentlemen,

This set of images was captured in less than average seeing.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140607/PGc07June14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI (Oxford, CT )

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars images (April 20th, 2014.)

Received: 7 June 2014 at 21:56 JST

 

Hi all,

Here are some images from April 20th. Excellent seeing though not quite a superb in B as the previous night.

Extensive clouds visible across the disk.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140420/DPc20Apr14.jpg

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1314/2014_04_20rgb.jpg

 

Best Wishes

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 5th June 2014

Received: 7 June 2014 at 14:06 JST

 

Here are some images of Mars taken on the 5th June in average seeing.
Quite a hazy/cloudy look to Mars today, particularly on the morning limb & towards the NPC on the CM.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140605/MVl05June14.jpg


Best wishes


Maurice VALIMBERTI (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 6 June, NPC dust

Received: 7 June 2014 at 10:22 JST

 

Hi All.
I have attached RGB Mars images from 6 June.
A small dust cloud is seen curving into eastern border of the NPC. The Elysium cloud is bright.
A large cloud in Aeria extends across the Syrtis plateau (Syrtis Blue Cloud) into Isidis and
coalescing with clouds near Elysium forming an Equatorial Cloud Band (ECB). There is a large
cloud over Utopia.
 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140606/DPk06June14.jpg


Best,


Don PARKER (Coral Gables, FL)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mo31May_14

Received: 7 June 2014 at 02:06 JST

 

Mars images on 31 May 2014.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140531/Mo31May14.jpg

 

Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image - June 3

Received: 6 June 2014 at 12:14 JST

 

Gentlemen,

This set of images was captured during very good seeing.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140603/PGc03June14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI  (Oxford, CT )

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 30th May 2014

Received: 6 June 2014 at 07:57 JST

 

Greetings,
A much reduced Mars with some details that may be useful taken in poor conditions last Friday night.
 
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140530/MLw30May14.jpg


Regards,

Martin LEWIS (St Albans, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/05/10

Received: 5 June 2014 at 19:29 JST

 

Hello,  poor to average seeing.

Southern haze especially in Icaria & Deuteronilus.
Clouds around Olympus.Also from Boreum to Tempe up to Lunae Lacus.
Chasma Borealis is visible.Also some small isolated NPC remanents south of the main NPC body.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140510/MKd10May14.jpg

 

http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html

 

Manos KARDASIS (Glyfada-Athens, GREECE) 

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image - June 2

Received: 5 June 2014 at 13:27 JST

 

Gentlemen,

These images from June 2 were captured in above average seeing. 

Seeing was above average at the beginning of the night, but quickly deteriorated.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140602/PGc02June14.jpg

 

Regards,

 

Peter GORCZYNSKI  (Oxford, CT )

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: 23 Mars observations from the present apparition

Received: 5 June 2014 at 06:20 JST

 

Dear Richard, Masatsugu and Masami,

Hope you are all well. I'm sending you here a batch of 23 Mars images from the present apparition. I have imaged with a 22 cm Newtonian and DBK 21AU618 color camera. Included in the set are two drawings and I am happy to have had good enough seeing to produce these. Comparing near-simultaneous drawings and images always provide interesting learning opportunities.

The low altitude of Mars has been problematic and causes lot of dispersion and bad seeing, and can of course not be compared to the results of experienced imagers having Mars higher in the sky. But at least I have acquired four images of which I am quite satisfied given the circumstances (March 29, April 29, May 15 and May 20).

In any case, I hope these images are of interest and may be useful. Even though I have checked and rechecked, I am sure there is incorrect information hiding in the image labels, please let me know if you identify any.

I will continue following Mars as long as the bright skies and altitude allow and hope for a few more images this summer.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/index_JWr.html

 

Best regards,

 

Johan WARELL (Skurup, SWEDEN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/05/09

Received: 4 June 2014 at 21:11 JST

 

Hello, poor seeing with some average seeing moments.
Clouds  around Olympus.Also in Amazonis, in Candor, and Tempe. Southern haze.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140509/MKd09May14.jpg

 

http://kardasis.weebly.com/mars-2013-14.html

 

Manos KARDASIS (Glyfada-Athens, GREECE) 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars image (April 19th, 2014.)

Received: 4 June 2014 at 06:22 JST

 

Hi all,

Here is a colour RGB image from April 19th under excellent conditions.

Note the prominent Syrtis blue cloud. It was really striking visually at 350x glowing a distinct cyan/blue colour.

Probably the clearest and most striking view of this phenomenon ive ever had.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140419/DPc19Apr14.jpg

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1314/2014_04_19rgb03.jpg

 

Best Wishes

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars on June 1st and June 2nd 2014

Received: 4 June 2014 at 03:25 JST

 

Dear All,

Please find herewith to results of the fast receding Mars (11h6-11h7). 

All information on the pictures.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140601/LAt01June14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140602/LAt02June14.jpg

 

Best regards.

 

Leo AERTS (BELGIUM)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Solar images 31 may / 1 June -2014

Received: 3 June 2014 at 17:47 JST

 

Hi Guys a very large prom was visible over these two days ( and more but cloudy ).

I was very lucky to get it on the 1st due to a mostly cloudy sky.

 

The 10:01ut image from the 31st is of a "failed loop" which lasted from 09:50 to 10:11ut.

 

The Chromoscape shows AR 2073 (top) and AR 2076 with associated filaments.

 


 


 

90mm Coro s'stack, Flea 3 mono 1/4inch CCD 80 inches efl

 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars: June 3, 2014

Received: 3 June 2014 at 13:37 JST

 

Hi -

  I have attached my latest image of Mars June 3, 2014 at 1:13 UT to be posted.

  

 http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140603/FMl03June14.jpg

 

 Thanks,

 

Frank J MELILLO (Holtsville, NY)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: mars.31.may

Received: 3 June 2014 at 06:19 JST

 

Hi all

 

Poor  seeing & average condition I took this images PLS see you it .

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140531/SGh31May14.jpg

 

Regards

 

Sadegh GHOMIZADEH (Roudehen, IRAN)

 

 

¤·····Subject: Blue Mars image (April 19th, 2014.)

Received: 3 June 2014 at 05:11 JST

 

Hi all,

 

Here is a B filter image taken under great seeing on April 19th. Some delicate cloud structure is recorded. Chryse is covered in clouds thickening toward Tharsis on the limb.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140419/DPc19Apr14.jpg

 

http://www.damianpeach.com/mars1314/2014_04_19blue.jpg

 

Best Wishes

 

Damian PEACH (Selsey, WS, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 30th May

Received: 3 June 2014 at 03:08 JST

 

Mars is shrinking now at only 11.9" dia. Syrtis Major prominent. Average seeing.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140530/PEd30May14.jpg

 

regards

 

Peter EDWARDS (West Sussex, the UK)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 140601 ishibashi

Received: 2 June 2014 at 08:50 JST

 

Mars images on 1 June 2014.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140601/Is01June14.jpg

 

Tsutomu ISHIBASHI (Kanagawa, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/05/31

Received: 2 June 2014 at 02:10 JST

 

Hello,

 

Here is a new set of Mars images, I have a doubt with the northern clouds : they are far away from Mare Acidalium, but this clouds looks like polar cyclonics clouds, is it possible ???

 

On the animated GIF we can see that this clouds slightly disappeared without longitudes changes....

 


 

Newton 180 F7, Powermate x5

ADC, I-Nova PLAC+

 

Best regards,

 

Xavier DUPONT (Saint Roch , FRANCE)

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mo22-30May_14

Received: 1 June 2014 at 22:48 JST

 

Mars images on 22, 23 27, 30 May 2014.

 

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140522/Mo22May14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140523/Mo23May14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140527/Mo27May14.jpg

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140530/Mo30May14.jpg

 

Yukio MORITA (Hiroshima, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 31-May-2014

Received: 1 June 2014 at 21:18 JST

 

Hi Guys a cloud gap permitted a few avis of a shrinking Mars.

Seeing was fair just after sunset.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140531/DTy31May14.jpg

 

 

Best wishes

 

Dave TYLER (Bucks, the UK

www.david-tyler.com
Ham call G4PIE

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars Jun. 01

Received: 1 June 2014 at 18:09 JST

 

Our temps are over 100F now which lead to better seeing at night. It's not Parker/Peach quality but good for my site.
http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140601/RHl01June14.jpg

 

Regards,

Richard HILL (Tucson, AZ)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars images on 31May

Received: 1 June 2014 at 10:52 JST

 

 

Dear Dr MINAMI,

 

Mars images on 31 May 2014.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140531/Ns31May14.jpg

 

Best regards,

Akinori NISHITA (Fukui, JAPAN)

 

 

 

¤·····Subject: Mars 2014/05/31-Kumamori

Received:@1 June 2014 at 10:18 JST

 

Dear Mr. MINAMI,

 

Mars images on 31 May 2014.

http://www.kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~cmo/cmons/2013/140531/Km31May14.jpg

 

Best regards,

Teruaki KUMAMORI (Osaka, JAPAN)

 


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