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Mars Image 2012/02/22(UT)

Jean Jacques Poupeau,Fumega Camilo Ucha,Christophe Pellier,Damian Peach,Efrain Morales Rivera,Sean Walker,Donald C Parker,Matic Smrekar
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Jean Jacques Poupeau (356mm SC)
The seeing and the transparency were average.
T  =  -3.0°C

[Jean Jacques Poupeau : Pecqueuse France]

Fumega Camilo Ucha(310mm.Newton)

[Fumega Camilo Ucha  : Galicia,Spain]

Christophe Pellier (250mm Cassegrain)
The RGB image shows very well the famous "Syrtis blue cloud". Again,other notable white cloud activity are the equatorial cloud belt and the morning mists. Also note an outlier near the polar cap (this one must be temporary).

[Christophe Pellier Bruz City,France]
Damian Peach (356mm Celestron SCT)
approaching on the satellite under a favourable south westerly wind. Luckily the cloud cleared just in time while Mars was still at a reasonable altitude.
Quite pleased I did wait it out as I caught my best set of images so far this apparition. Chryse/Acidalium central with bright limb clouds:



[Damian Peach: Loudwater,Buckinghamshire,United Kingdom]
Efrain Morales Rivera(300mm SC)
05:35ut
LX200ACF 12 in. OTA F30
CGE mount PGR Flea3 TeleVue 3x barlows
Astronomik LRGB Seeing 8/10,8/10

[Efrain Morales Rivera  Aguadilla:Puerto Rico]

Sean Walker(356mm SC)
taken in collaboration with Don Parker while he hosted me during the Winter Star Party. Note the rift in the NPC,which corresponds to the position of Rima Tenuis as mentioned by Christophe Pellier on the 26th.

[ Sean Walker,Massachusetts,U.S.A]
Donald C Parker(16-in (356mm SC) Newtonian)
The seeing was very good despite the low altitude. Shot at f/72 -- we were experimentally pushing the envelope!
Note the NPC rift. It lies in roughly the same position as classical reports of the Rima Tenuis. There is also dust along the following edge of the cap and hazes crossing Chryse,giving the appearance of a weak ECB.

[ Donald C Parker Coral Gables,Florida U.S.A]

Matic Smrekar (250mm Newtonian)
Seeing was good, 8/10.

[Matic Smrekar: Ljubljana,Slovenija (Europe)]

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