Observation by Peter Tickner: Mars on 11th August

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2020 Aug 11 - 00:09

Uploaded

2020 Aug 12 - 17:14

Objects

Mars

Equipment

ZWO ASI 174MM mono CMOS camera
2.5x PowerMate
ADC
14inch f/10 LX200 ACF
EQ8 mount

Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Mars

Title

Mars on 11th August

About this image

This was the best image of Mars I have managed so far this time round. I waited until it was around 30 degrees above the horizon, giving it a chance to clear the lower atmosphere. I've included the Winjupos predicted image for the same time for comparison. I took several sequences, both these images are from the same IR pass, red, green blue filter sequence, but on the left I have used the red channel as luminance and red, in the centre I've used the IR pass at 642nm as luminance and red. For some reason I picked up an area around the polar cap that comes out as blueish in my images and I wonder if this is an effect of the bit of the polar cap that has melted since I last imaged this target.

Peter

Files associated with this observation

Mars 11th August.jpg (134.3 kB)

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