Mars on the 12th of feb

Hi all,

With some decent seeing during the week I was able to get some Mars images I'm reasonably Happy with this image But you know me. Hope you like the image.

Start time of recording.....2008-02-12, 21:09:30 UTC
Recording duration..........8 Min RGB Filters

Telescope...................CGE 14"
focal lenght................3910
F...........................33

Camera......................SKYnyx2-0M b/w
Bayer matrix................MONO
Image size..................640x480
Binning.....................1x1
Pixel format................8Bit grayscale
Camera stream rate..........30 fps

Captured frames.............10200
Dropped frames..............0
Capture frame speed.........29.6 fps

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Carl - sweet. Nice detail.

How come your data says the imager was b/wand yet we see a colour image? Did you do RGB? If so, was that 8 minutes each?

Is it registration issues that cause the artifact to the left?

Wow Carl,
lots of detail still visible there on an ever shrinking target.
On the left limb, is that band of light and dark actual or
is it an artifact of processing?
The center of the planet also looks a little purple to me.
Just some observations...

nice one Carl.....

I have not managed to get decent images of Mars, as it bouces all over the place in the FOV down here in Waterford.

well done!!

nice one Carl.....

I have not managed to get decent images of Mars, as it bouces all over the place in the FOV down here in Waterford.

well done!!

Likewise, my local seeing is not great.
Great shot Carl.

Another great Mars image Carl. You are getting better.....keep trying.