Observation by Mark Lonsdale: Clouds over the Tharsis Mountains

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Mark Lonsdale

Observer

Mark Lonsdale

Observed

2020 Sep 27 - 05:00

Uploaded

2020 Sep 28 - 05:02

Objects

Mars

Equipment

C14 Edge HD
CGX-L Mount
ZWO290MM
Siebert 1.5X Barlow
ZWO EFW

Location

Canberra

Target name

Mars

Title

Clouds over the Tharsis Mountains

About this image

Just over two weeks from opposition and we still aren't getting great seeing in Canberra, but at least the wintry rain has backed off, and the seeing did improve a bit last night, so it was worth swapping the colour camera (462MC) for the mono camera (290MM). Mars here is seen with a much reduced polar cap, with clouds over the Tharsis Mountains, while Olympus - apparently unclouded from my inspection of the blue channel - glimmers at the terminator.

Files associated with this observation

Mars 27 Sep 2020.png (334.1 kB)

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