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Title: Mars from Saturday Morning, early
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Nov 20, 2005, 21:18:28

Usual details LX90, 3x Tal barlow, 1200 frames at 10FPS, 100sec, 80 gain.

(http://www.jumpers4goalposts.org.uk/images/Astronomy/Mars/Mars-20051119.jpg)

Title: Mars from Saturday Morning, early
Post by: JohnP on Nov 20, 2005, 21:31:34

Awesome.....! I guess you're pleased with that then... Detail on the surface is brilliant - only comment I would make is that it doesn't look perfectly circular... but perhaps that is just my eyes... What about sending off to Astronomy Now!.. that truly is a great image....

Cheers, John.

Title: Mars from Saturday Morning, early
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Nov 20, 2005, 22:53:27

yup, odd that, I think its the L in the LRGB which is not bright enough

Title: Mars from Saturday Morning, early
Post by: Rocket Pooch on Nov 21, 2005, 00:09:33

Oops I forgot to turn off histo stretch on stack, hows this

(http://www.jumpers4goalposts.org.uk/images/Astronomy/Mars/MarsStack20051119.jpg)

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Astronomy => Astrophotography => Topic started by: Rocket Pooch on Nov 20, 2005, 21:18:28