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A glimpse of Phobos and Deimos
About this observation
Observer
Peter Tickner
Time of observation
13/09/2020 - 02:38
Object
Mars, Phobos and Deimos
Observing location
Urban Berkshire
Equipment
ZWO ASI462MC colour CMOS camera
2.5x PowerMate
ADC
14inch f/10 LX200 ACF
EQ8 mount
2.5x PowerMate
ADC
14inch f/10 LX200 ACF
EQ8 mount
Tags
Until this rather grainy and inevitably over-exposed image of Mars, I had never managed to catch Phobos and Deimos in an image of the planet, although I have been imaging planets for 20 years now.
On the night of 12-13th September I realised that they were both favourably placed in the early hours and after a fair bit of experimetation finally found settings which appeared to pick them out in the right locations.
Peter
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