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djellison View Member Profile	Feb 28 2006, 10:12 AM Post #1
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	The joy of data edited: Right - done all the ACS one's I can find..... Jan '03 : 297 Million km http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_im...fv01gcq_drz.jpg March '03 : 218 Million km http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_im...fv03ahq_drz.jpg May '03 : 128 Million km http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_im...fv05l8q_drz.jpg June '03 : 86 Million km http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_im...fv07unq_drz.jpg Aug '03: 60 Million km http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_im...n410lmq_drz.jpg Sept '03 : 57 Million km http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_im...p722jfq_drz.jpg Sept '03 : 58 Million km http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_im...p723tdq_drz.jpg Feb '04 : 228 Million km http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/doug_im...n470otq_drz.jpg The little 'tick' mark is still there, even though I'm using geometric and flat/noise/dark field correction - I think this is why the outside of Hubble press images of mars appear pixelated, they're re-projected to take out the 'tick' on the CCD. Still looking into exactly what it is. Doug

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dvandorn View Member Profile	Mar 5 2006, 04:10 AM Post #2
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15	Hmmm... I've seen Mars directly, with my own eye, through a 3-inch reflector and a 10-inch reflector. In both cases, the dark markings I could make out really looked distinctly greenish. No filters involved, and I don't think the mirrors in question failed to reflect any given wavelengths, or emphasized any others. Is it possible that there is a certain greenish tinge to the dark-colored regions of Mars? -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain

David View Member Profile	Mar 5 2006, 04:49 AM Post #3
Member Group: Members Posts: 809 Joined: 11-March 04 Member No.: 56	QUOTE (dvandorn @ Mar 5 2006, 04:10 AM) Hmmm... I've seen Mars directly, with my own eye, through a 3-inch reflector and a 10-inch reflector. In both cases, the dark markings I could make out really looked distinctly greenish. No filters involved, and I don't think the mirrors in question failed to reflect any given wavelengths, or emphasized any others. Is it possible that there is a certain greenish tinge to the dark-colored regions of Mars? -the other Doug I think that the greenish tint has been reported since the 19th century. I've often seen it put down to a trick of the eye, looking for a contrast with the reddish tint of the rest of Mars; but it certainly looks real enough on those Hubble images. The greenishness was one of the things that convinced some early astronomers that there must be life on Mars -- they were interpreting the patches as vegetation! Seasonal changes (due to wind transport and deposition) were interpreted as seasonal growth and retreat of whatever it was (lichens?) that was thought to form the green bits. And of course earlier they were thought to be seas, and still have Mare... names in albedo maps. The idea that they were seas was dropped when Lowell thought he saw canals running through them -- an example of the right conclusion being drawn for the wrong reasons. This was then transformed into the concept that Mars had had seas, but then lost them -- a concept that we are still struggling with today, though hopefully on a sounder basis. Once an idea takes hold and captures the imagination, it can be very difficult to eradicate!

djellison View Member Profile	Mar 5 2006, 08:15 AM Post #4
Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14457 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1	QUOTE (David @ Mar 5 2006, 04:49 AM) ut it certainly looks real enough on those Hubble images. You're assuming that the Hubble images are right, given my processing so far, I'd wager they're more wrong that right. Doug

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djellison Hubble Observations Feb 28 2006, 10:12 AM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 28 2006, 10:12 AM)... Feb 28 2006, 01:16 PM

djellison All done - see top post. I'm going to have a ... Feb 28 2006, 10:25 PM

Bob Shaw Doug: Lovely images! The 'tick' looks... Feb 28 2006, 10:34 PM

djellison Oh yes - it's in every image from the high res... Feb 28 2006, 10:36 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (djellison @ Feb 28 2006, 10:36 PM)... Mar 2 2006, 08:51 PM

djellison I've searched for WFPC2 observations using sim... Mar 1 2006, 10:40 AM

djellison This is the first WFPC2 image I've done, they... Mar 2 2006, 12:02 PM

Bob Shaw Doug: Found any Moon images? Bob Shaw Mar 2 2006, 06:59 PM

djellison I've looked - but searching under 'moon... Mar 2 2006, 07:21 PM

Bob Shaw QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 2 2006, 07:21 PM) ... Mar 2 2006, 08:32 PM

helvick QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Mar 2 2006, 08:32 PM) I... Mar 2 2006, 08:46 PM

djellison That stuff from Garvin wont be release for raw-ple... Mar 2 2006, 09:48 PM

djellison 7 frames in all - CODEM More Target Name Instr ... Mar 2 2006, 10:18 PM

djellison 68 Colour observations of Mars that I've been ... Mar 3 2006, 01:24 PM

tedstryk QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 3 2006, 01:24 PM) ... Mar 3 2006, 09:14 PM

tedstryk So far, this is the best luck I have had. It is f... Mar 4 2006, 12:15 AM

djellison I figure it's because of using filter sets tha... Mar 3 2006, 09:48 PM

dvandorn Hmmm... I've seen Mars directly, with my own e... Mar 5 2006, 04:10 AM

David QUOTE (dvandorn @ Mar 5 2006, 04:10 AM) H... Mar 5 2006, 04:49 AM

djellison QUOTE (David @ Mar 5 2006, 04:49 AM) ut i... Mar 5 2006, 08:15 AM

David QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 5 2006, 08:15 AM) ... Mar 5 2006, 02:35 PM

djellison QUOTE (David @ Mar 5 2006, 02:35 PM) I... Mar 5 2006, 05:05 PM

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