Observation by Alan Thomas: Mars with a mobile phone

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Observation by Alan Thomas: Mars with a mobile phone

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2020 Dec 07 - 17:41

Uploaded

2020 Dec 07 - 18:59

Objects

Mars

Equipment

SkyWatcher 200mm Dob
Samsung S5

Exposure

f/2.2, 1/17 sec. ISO 100

Location

Norbreck Observatory, Warrington, Cheshire, UK

Target name

Mars

Title

Mars with a mobile phone

About this image

Faint signs of detail despite some murk in the air and a location immediately above my neighbour's roof.

Files associated with this observation

20201207_174111.jpg (142.7 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, Manolo Rodriguez, Peter Mulligan

Comments

Peter Mulligan, 2020 Dec 08 - 19:16 UTC

Hi Alan

When you zoom in on the image you can make out Syrtis major on the Martian meridian not bad for a mobile phone!

Alan Thomas, 2020 Dec 09 - 07:52 UTC

Hi Peter

Yes I'd like to think so. Nice to get independent verification. I think I may be getting near the limits now - with an undriven Dob, when I put a delay on the camera to allow shake to settle, the image is moving so fast at this magnification (c.x260) that it often disappears from the field before the shot is taken! It's a bit like trying to swat a fly. May try with my little Mak-Cas next time. Still, it all keeps me out of mischief.

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