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Mars is here!

Started by Roberto, Sep 16, 2020, 16:34:49

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Carole

That last batch show some fantastic detail.

Carole

Roberto

Thank you Carole. I was surprised by that as the planet had crossed the meridian by then and seeing was not any better, at least on the monitor. I suspect I got something better out of it as the videos were shorter (20k vs 30k frames) and maybe details smeared less when stacking.

Roberto

Roberto

More Mars in no so good seeing...but after all this rain and clouds better than nothing.  Taken on Thursday night:



Information here:  https://www.astrobin.com/8fc2xh/G/

Carole

Great Result Roberto

Carole

Roberto

Thank you Carole!  I put together an animation from the frames I took from 22:43 to  00:01.

Roberto


NoelC

Very good Roberto
And in motion too.
Noel
Swapped telescopes for armchair.

Roberto


Roberto

The dreaded edge-rind effect became stronger and stronger since September.

More Mars in November:

3/11/20 - 21:55UT



And a blurb of Phobos and Deimos:



And the next day, 5 November, at the same time:



And what will possibly be the last hurrah of Mars this apparition as the weather deteriorates and planet shrinks, on 7 November at 20:58UT:




Roberto


The Thing

Very nice Roberto. Shame some deity can't peel the rind off these planets :wall:

Roberto

Thank you!  I have not tried to remove the effect by processing but did read Martin Lewis' update on it here:  http://skyinspector.co.uk/mars-edge-artefact/  Some study!

Roberto