Observation by Peter Tickner: Mars 5th February

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Peter Tickner

Observer

Peter Tickner

Observed

2021 Feb 05 - 18:27

Uploaded

2021 Feb 06 - 22:47

Objects

Mars

Equipment
  • ZWO ASI462MC
  • 2x Barlow
  • 14inch f/10 LX200ACF SCT
  • EQ8 mount
Location

Urban Berkshire

Target name

Mars

Title

Mars 5th February

About this image

The existence of this image is a minor miracle in itself.  Conditions were cloud and haze but a brief gap appeared.  I went to fire up my mount and the software failed to connect.  I spent a frantic 30minutes trying to resolve the problem while heavy cloud moved in.  Finally I discovered a comms port had been reassigned and was back in business. Then a brief gap appeared for 15 minutes when I ran as many videos as I could in luminance and IR before the cloud returned.  When I processed the images I was suprised to discover they were remarkably steady, better than a long sesssion on 3rd February which I had thought was good and had been planning to post.

Peter 

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