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Mars Image 2018/07/27(UT)
熊森照明
Gary Walker,Anthony Wesley,Clyde Foster,Ioannis A. Bouhras,Mike Hood,Carmine Gargiulo,Mark Lonsdale,Joaquin Camarena,Pietro De Gregorio,Manos Kardasis,Milika-Nicholas,John Sussenbach,Cristina Cellini,Robert Schulz,Niall MacNeill
G.Walker,Anthony.W,C.Foster,I.Bouhras,M.Hood,C.Gargiulo,M.Lonsdale,J.Camarena,P.D.Gregorio,Kardasis,Milika-Nicholas,T.Kumamori,J.Sussenbach,C.Cellini,R.Schulz,N.MacNeill

解説(安達)/ Comment by Makoto Adachi
Gary Walker氏の画像は、ダストストームの濃さが分かる、重要な画像だ。グリーンの画像は肉眼で見た火星のイメージに非常に近い。
Eridania付近に濃いダストストームの広がっている様子が記録されている。
Meridiani付近はようやくダストストームが晴れてきて、淡いものの、完全な姿が見えるようになった。Deucalionis 地方がはっきり
しなくなっているようだ。また、Mare Acidariumの南東側にOxsiaがあるが、今までとは違って、Mare Acirdariumの先端と合わさって、
大きな変化になっている。また、Mare Acidariumの北側にはっきりとした晴れ間が形成された。Joaquin Camarena氏の画像では
Mare Acidariumの北側にしっかり晴れた部分が出てきたのが興味深い。
Mike Hood氏は、Mare Sirenumの位置にダストストームのような明るい部分を記録している。これは、Aonius南方のSPCから
吹き出したダストストームの名残で、ダストストームのあとに堆積した砂だと思われる。ここ何日も同じ位置に同じ大きさに見られている。

Mr. Gary Walker's image is an important image that shows the darkness of the dust storm. The image of the green is very close
to the image of Mars seen with the naked eye. The state that the dense dust storm spreads is recorded near Eridania.
Near Meridiani the dust storm finally got sunny,but it was pale,but I could see the complete figure. The Deucalionis region seems
to be unclear. Also,Oxsia is on the southeast side of Mare Acidarium,but unlike it has become a big change,together with the tip of
Mare Acirdarium. Also,a clear sunny day was formed on the north side of Mare Acidarium. It is interesting that in the image of Mr. Joaquin
Camarena there was a clear sunny part on the north side of Mare Acidarium.
Mr. Mike Hood records a bright part like dust storm at the position of Mare Sirenum. This is a remnant of the dust storm blown out from
the SPC in southern Aonius,it seems to be sand deposited after the dust storm. It has been seen in the same size for the past several
days for the same position.

(by 23 observations ;reported by Makoto Adachi)

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Gary Walker



[Gary Walker:Georgia:USA]

Anthony Wesley
Seeing was not very good,strong jetstream here for most of the session with brief periods of improved seeing.
Mars is close to opposition now,
in this image we can see a very bright Hellas Basin at lower centre with the dark pattern of Syrtis Major to its north.

[Anthony Wesley,Murrumbateman Australia]
≪アンソニ  オーストラリア≫

Clyde Foster
Mars at opposition. Things could have been so different,with the high expectations prior to the dust storm,
but it has nonetheless been fascinating watching as things unfolded. Even the recent Hubble image seemed somewhat subdued.
My respect to those fellow imagers that have conscientiously followed the amazing planetary trilogy over these last months.
Even with my unplanned and enforced layoff for a month,
I feel like I have run a few marathons. And there's still plenty to do in the coming months......



[Clyde Foster:Centurion,South Africa]

Ioannis A. Bouhras
2018-07-27 23:42.8 (UT),CM I= 56,0°Lon=219°Mag=-2,8
Telescope: Skywatcher Skymax 180 Pro - ASI 290mc - ADC - Antares Barlow 1,8x

[Ioannis A. Bouhras : Peristeri,Athens,Greece]

Mike Hood
The dark spot that is at the lower left on the image of Mars is
Olympus Mons.  The dust continues.

[Mike Hood : Kathleen Georgia,U.S.A.]

Carmine Gargiulo

[Carmine Gargiulo:City: Sant'Agnello (NA) - ITALY]

Mark Lonsdale

[Mark Lonsdale : [Canberra,Australia]

Joaquin Camarena

[Joaquin Camarena:Spain]

Pietro De Gregorio
Very good seeing for this session of Mars,dust storm still cover the surface of the planet,
but many details are visible in the infrared filter(IR807).



[Pietro De Gregorio:Sorrento(Na) - Italy]

Manos Kardasis
Here is an obs made in poor to average conditions during opposition.

[Manos Kardasis,Glyfada-Athens;Greece]
《カーダシス マノス:ギリシャ アテネ》

Milika-Nicholas
Difficult imaging session again :( but managed a couple of iR captures plus an rgb.
Created an r-rgb also to enhance the details somewhat - several craters can be discerned including Schiaparelli,
Schaerberle,Huygens,Schroeter & Antoniadi.







[Milika-Nicholas:Adelaide,South Australia]

Teruaki Kumamori
天気もシーイングも悪くなりましたが、写りはまずまずです。

≪大阪府堺市 熊森照明≫[Teruaki Kumamori:Ohsaka Japan]

John Sussenbach



[スセンバッハ:オランダ]
[John Sussenbach:Houten,Netherlands]

Cristina Cellini

12°10'E - 44°29'N
[Cristina Cellini:Ravenna Italy]

Robert Schulz
Here are my Mars results from my visit of the IAS observatory in Namibia July 27th 2018.
On that night was a central lunar eclipse - the combined light from the Moon in mid totality was less than Mars.

[Robert Schulz,Austria]

Niall MacNeill
This capture was made on 27th July 2018, quite close to opposition and with the global dust storm subsiding. 
Therefore many of the familiar albedo features are visible, but there is still considerable evidence of dust clouds across these albedo areas.
The image is south up and the dirty south polar cap had shrunk considerably at this stage. 
A bright cloud can be seen over it to the right in the image. 
The Hellas Basin is clearly visible below the polar ice cap and further to the north (down) is Syrtis Major. 
To its left is Mare Tyrrhenium and then further to the left of that is Mare Cimmerium with the peninsulas of Sinus Gomer extending down to the north. 
At lower left the volcano Elysium Mons can be seen as a reddish coloured dot.
As was often the case the north polar cap was shrouded with clouds with a bluish hue.

[Niall MacNeill : Wattle Flat,NSW,Australia]

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