Observation by Joan Genebriera: Mars in approach

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Joan Genebriera

Observer

Joan Genebriera

Observed

2003 Aug 28 - 23:16

Uploaded

2024 Jan 21 - 19:24

Objects

Mars

Equipment

C14 + Barlow 11x + ST8XE

Exposure

2 sec

Location

Tacande observatory, La Palma, Canary Islands

Target name

Mars

Title

Mars in approach

About this image

Mars was in a very favorable approach and the seeing was lower than 1 arsec. The image shown is the best image in a series of 2 seconds exposures. Without stacking. CM:310 f/125 by a Clave Barlow lens

Files associated with this observation

Mars 2003.jpg (25.3 kB)

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Stewart Oliver, Jonathon Elliott, Martin Lewis, Andy Wilson

Comments

Martin Lewis, 2024 Jan 24 - 12:28 UTC

That is astonishingly good for a single 2 second exposure. Very high image scale even for a 9um pixel.

Cheers

Martin

Joan Genebriera

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