Mars on Oct 25

Since I was up taking images of 17P Holmes, I captured Mars as well just before shutting down.  According to the S&T Mars Profiler, that should be Mare Cimmerium extending from the left to about midway across and then Mare Sirenum extending onward to the lower right. 

Mars on Oct 25, 2007 at 03:10 am MDT

Image taken with Celestron Nexstar 11 telescope, Televue 2.5X Powermate, and Phillips Toucam 840K webcam.  Location was from Louisville, CO. Sky was clear, no wind, temperature 48°F, very good transparency, and turbulence 7/10.

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