Observation by Tony Rodda: Mars

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Tony Rodda

Observer

Tony Rodda

Observed

2017 Jan 09 - 18:00

Uploaded

2017 Jan 12 - 13:01

Objects

Mars
Spectrum

Equipment

C925CGEM
Alpy600
Atik460ex

Location

Newcastle

Target name

Mars

Title

Mars

About this image

And I guess that's why they call it "The red planet"...

Files associated with this observation

Mars 20170109.png (51.9 kB)

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Peter Taylor, Alun Halsey, Peter Carson, Derek Robson

Comments

Derek Robson, 2019 Aug 11 - 14:46 UTC

Great spectrum Tony. Is the relative flux effectively the same as emission (or emmitance) [that is, as opposed to absorption]. Are the sharp peaks that decrease in relative flux - absorption bands, i.e. the overall spectrum is emission and the large hump is showing strong emission in the red wavelengths toward the right hand side, and the (negative) peaks are absorption bands? If so, what are the absorption bands due to? CO2, H2O? (in our atmosphere or Mars's).

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