Note to: Titan's Atmosphere in Late Southern Spring Observed with Adaptive Optics on the W.M. Keck II 10-meter Telescope

Using adaptive optics on the W.M. Keck II telescope we imaged Titan several times during 1999 to 2001 in narrowband near-infrared filters selected to probe Titan's stratosphere and upper troposphere. We observed a bright feature around the south pole, possibly a collar of haze or clouds. Furthe...

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Main Authors: Roe, H G, De Pater, I, MacIntosh, B A, Gibbard, S G, Max, C E, McKay, C P
Language:English
Published: 2002
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Astrophysics and Astronomy
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spelling ftcern:oai:cds.cern.ch:534655 2023-05-15T18:22:07+02:00 Note to: Titan's Atmosphere in Late Southern Spring Observed with Adaptive Optics on the W.M. Keck II 10-meter Telescope Roe, H G De Pater, I MacIntosh, B A Gibbard, S G Max, C E McKay, C P 2002-01-15 http://cds.cern.ch/record/534655 eng eng http://cds.cern.ch/record/534655 astro-ph/0201231 oai:cds.cern.ch:534655 Astrophysics and Astronomy 2002 ftcern 2018-07-28T05:18:35Z Using adaptive optics on the W.M. Keck II telescope we imaged Titan several times during 1999 to 2001 in narrowband near-infrared filters selected to probe Titan's stratosphere and upper troposphere. We observed a bright feature around the south pole, possibly a collar of haze or clouds. Further, we find that solar phase angle explains most of the observed east-west brightness asymmetry of Titan's atmosphere, although the data do not preclude the presence of a `morning fog' effect at small solar phase angle. Other/Unknown Material South pole CERN Document Server (CDS) South Pole
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Roe, H G
De Pater, I
MacIntosh, B A
Gibbard, S G
Max, C E
McKay, C P
Note to: Titan's Atmosphere in Late Southern Spring Observed with Adaptive Optics on the W.M. Keck II 10-meter Telescope
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description Using adaptive optics on the W.M. Keck II telescope we imaged Titan several times during 1999 to 2001 in narrowband near-infrared filters selected to probe Titan's stratosphere and upper troposphere. We observed a bright feature around the south pole, possibly a collar of haze or clouds. Further, we find that solar phase angle explains most of the observed east-west brightness asymmetry of Titan's atmosphere, although the data do not preclude the presence of a `morning fog' effect at small solar phase angle.
author Roe, H G
De Pater, I
MacIntosh, B A
Gibbard, S G
Max, C E
McKay, C P
author_facet Roe, H G
De Pater, I
MacIntosh, B A
Gibbard, S G
Max, C E
McKay, C P
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title Note to: Titan's Atmosphere in Late Southern Spring Observed with Adaptive Optics on the W.M. Keck II 10-meter Telescope
title_short Note to: Titan's Atmosphere in Late Southern Spring Observed with Adaptive Optics on the W.M. Keck II 10-meter Telescope
title_full Note to: Titan's Atmosphere in Late Southern Spring Observed with Adaptive Optics on the W.M. Keck II 10-meter Telescope
title_fullStr Note to: Titan's Atmosphere in Late Southern Spring Observed with Adaptive Optics on the W.M. Keck II 10-meter Telescope
title_full_unstemmed Note to: Titan's Atmosphere in Late Southern Spring Observed with Adaptive Optics on the W.M. Keck II 10-meter Telescope
title_sort note to: titan's atmosphere in late southern spring observed with adaptive optics on the w.m. keck ii 10-meter telescope
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