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16 years 10 months ago #64089 by carlobeirnes
Mars RGB was created by carlobeirnes
Hi all,

Here is an other image of Mars from the 13th of February. Mars is know shrinking rapidly just 9arc seconds across.

Start time of recording.....2008-02-13, 21:56:59 UTC

Telescope...................CGE 14"
Focal Lenght................3910MM
F...........................33

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

Captured frames.............10200
Dropped frames..............0
Capture frame speed.........29.8 fps

Filter wheel................Manual Wheel RGB

Exposure....................22.7ms
Gain........................13.7
Gamma.......................1.00
Contrast....................1.00
Brightness..................0.00

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Carl O’Beirnes,
Scopes and Space Ltd,
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16 years 10 months ago #64090 by Seanie_Morris
Replied by Seanie_Morris on topic Re: Mars RGB
Probably your finest Mars image I have seen from you yet Carl, cracking shot. Colour, detail, its got it all. Green is slightly overdone, but that's only a small thing.

Seanie.

Midlands Astronomy Club.
Radio Presenter (Midlands 103), Space Enthusiast, Astronomy Outreach Co-ordinator.
Former IFAS Chairperson and Secretary.

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16 years 10 months ago #64091 by michaeloconnell
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That's superb work Carl! Getting better and better all the time.
One question: can the camera record in 12bit mode?

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16 years 10 months ago #64093 by dave_lillis
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A fine image Carl, still has some terminator distortion but a fine image all the same.

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Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go. :)
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16 years 10 months ago #64104 by dogstar
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Smashing shot Carl best yet.Getting a bit of practice in for the upcoming trip eh :wink:

oh wise man why is the universe so perfect?ah because symmetry loves herself.

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16 years 10 months ago #64170 by Keith g
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Really nice Carl, good detail, and not bad for it's size now !!!!!!!!

Keith..

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