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Mars Images


Here are my Mars images, newest images on top, older further down. Click the thumbnail images to see the full size image, some with additional information.


phobos_deimos_20051117_2145ut.jpg November 17, 2005 21:45 UT. C8 f10, Artemis 285 18x0.7s.
Phobos and Deimos visible, click image for full resolution
mars_20051107_2130ut.jpg November 07, 2005 21:30 UT. C8, 3x TeleVue barlow, ToUcam 740k. Captured with K3CCDTools2, processed with Registax3.

Nix Olympica clearly visible. The seeing was fair, but not really exceptional and the scope had not been collimated in a while.

mars_20050911_0145ut.jpg September 11, 2005, 01:45 UT. Meade LX200 16", 2.5x PowerMate, ToUcam 740. A bigger scope and better image. Mars was higher and the seeing was not good but usable. Processed with K3CCDTools2 and Registax2.

The polar cap is easily recognised at the top, and so is Hellas and Sinus Sabaeus.

mars_20050722.jpg July 22, 2005, 00:13 UT. C8, 2x Meade barlow, ToUcam 740. Although a very humble image, this is the first one of Mars from the 2005 apparition. Mars was very low between trees in the east of my home observatory. The seeing was very poor. Processed with K3CCDTools2 and AstroAlign.

The polar cap can still be recognised at the top.

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September 01, 2003, 23:40 UT. C8, 3x TeleVue barlow, ToUcam 740. Image shot from Sierra Espuņa, Spain (1500 metres above sea level). Very good seeing and transmission. Some clouds came late in the night. Click the small composite image to see original image.
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August 31, 2003, 0117 UT. C8, 3x TeleVue barlow, ToUcam 740. Image shot from Beneixama, Spain (1000 metres above sea level). See comparison with HST image! Click the small composite image to see original image.
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August 26, 2003, 23:10 UT. C8, Vesta 675K. Phobos and Deimos!!! Click the small composite image to see original image.
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August 10, 2003, 01:05 UT. C8, 3x TeleVue barlow, ToUcam 740. Mars was 23.80" large. K3CCDTools, 640x480 @ 10fps. K3CCDTools Planetary wizard (2x mode) and Gaussian blur + unsharp mask in Photoshop. The biggest volcano in the solar system, Nix Olympica, can be seen in this image. Click thumbnail for more details!
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August 04, 2003, 01:07 UT. C8, 3x TeleVue barlow, ToUcam 740. Mars was 22.87" large. K3CCDTools, 640x480 @ 10fps. Registax 2.0, 2x+drizzling, ~400 frames stacked. Gaussian blur + unsharp mask in Photoshop.
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July 27, 2003, 00:22 UT. C8, 3x TeleVue barlow, ToUcam 740. Mars was 21.44" large. K3CCDTools, 640x480 @ 10fps. K3CCDTools Planetary Wizard, 2x mode, ~450 frames stacked. RGB alignment using AstroAlign. Gaussian blur + unsharp mask in Photoshop. Syrtis Major, Hellas and Tritonis Sinus/Hesperia/Syrtis Minor is visible.
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July 20, 2003, 01:19 UT. C8, 3x TeleVue barlow, ToUcam 740. Mars was 16.1 degrees above the horizon and 20.1" large. K3CCDTools, 640x480 @ 10fps. K3CCDTools Planetary Wizard, 2x mode, 742 frames stacked. RGB alignment using AstroAlign. Sinus Sabaeus visible at centre.
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July 14, 2003, 01:19 UT. C8, 3x TeleVue barlow, ToUcam 740. Click thumbnail to see full size. The planet's altitude was 15 degrees above horizon. 1400 frames aligned and stacked in Registax. Colour alignment and upsampling (1.7x) performed in AstroAlign.
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July 14, 2003, 02:33 UT. C8, 3x TeleVue barlow, ToUcam 740. My first ever Mars image. Click thumbnail to see full size image and comparison with simulation images. The polar cap is clearly visible, and so is Solis Lacus, "the eye of Mars". The image was shot in full daylight at 04:33 local summer time (02:33 UT). This coincides approximately with sunrise here, and at the time the image was shot, Mars was not visible at all by naked eye. Even after aiming along the telescope, I could not see it, it was totally lost in the bright blue sky. The planet's altitude was at its best, 17.2 degrees above horizon.

Processing with K3CCDTools planetary wizard, 75% best frames used (375 frames). Colour alignment in AstroAlign.