From: "aa27100" <antonio.agnesi@unipv.it>

Date: February 14, 2010 3:59:44 AM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Mars: RGB vs L(IR)RGB

Hello,

as anticipated I uploaded also the RGB version which may be compared to IR-RGB:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astro_IIDC/photos/album/837073898/pic/839954194/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc

Polar cap is definitely more prominent, as well as bluish haze/clouds on the eastern limb covering Syrtis Major: this renders more faithfully the visual effect perceived at the eyepiece, even though some fine surface detail pops out better in IR.

Thanks for looking!

Antonio

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