Mars is here!

[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

[Roberto]

Thank you Noel!

[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

[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