Observation by Martin Ratcliffe: Mars and the Milky Way July 2018

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Martin Ratcliffe

Observer

Martin Ratcliffe

Observed

2018 Jul 11 - 01:47

Uploaded

2019 Mar 10 - 19:55

Objects

The Milky Way
Mars

Equipment

Canon 60D
14mm Rokinon F2.8
iOptron Skytracker

Exposure

10 x 60 sec

Location

Boyden Observatory, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Target name

Milky Way and Mars

Title

Mars and the Milky Way July 2018

About this image

View of the Milky Way and Mars near perihelic opposition. Mars is nearly overhead from South Africa. I've always wanted to travel to the S hemisphere for a perihelic opposition, so I could view Mars overhead, and in 2018 I made that happen by visiting the famous Boyden Observatory. In addition to using the 13" Clark refractor for Mars, I took a variety of wide angle views of the Milky Way. This is a stack of 10 x 60 sec exposures at ISO 2500 and F/2.5. The images and 10 dark frames were stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, then moved to PhotoShop for final adjustment, which included levels, curves, and unsharp masking. Color and contrast adjustments provide a wide variety of views, some like this, others more subtle. This version is 720x551 pixels - original is 7200x5400.

Files associated with this observation

Mars+MilkyWay_2018-Final_web.jpg (72.8 kB)

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