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Mars on Dec 19
Image of Mars from last evening at 11:33 pm. Turbulence ok maybe 5 to 6/10 at times, mostly clear, temp in the low 20s. Usual setup: Mx+ mount, C14HD scope, Televue 2X Barlow, Baader UV/IR filter, Zwo ASI 462 MC. SharpCap used to capture frames for 6 minutes at 142.8 fps; exposure of 6.791 ms;…
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Mars on Dec 8
Mars from Wednesday night at 11:18 pm. Turbulence much better than it has been lately, probably about 5/10
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Mars on Nov. 27
Turbulence was very good when I checked and adjusted collimation earlier in the evening but deteriorated around 7:30. Turbulence varied between poor to fair and there were high thin clouds when Mars was on the meridian just before 1 am. It be great to get some good seeing to pick up sharper details but that…
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Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars on Nov. 11-12
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Jupiter on Oct 31
Here is a movie of Jupiter made from 49 images taken October 31 between 8:11 pm to 10:42 pm. I noticed there was an opportunity get Europa and Io being occulted and then a GRS crossing. Unfortunately the set screw on the focuser came loose so I was 20 minutes late — just barely caught…
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Jupiter and Mars on Oct 28 – 29
Image of Jupiter from last evening at 10:43 pm. Clear sky, temp high 30s; turbulence about 6/10. Equipment: C14EdgeHD, Mx+ mount; no Barlow; UV/IR cut filter; Zwo ASI 462mc camera; Used Sharpcap 4 to capture for 3 minutes at an average of 143 fps; gain 218; exposure 4.67 msec; total of 25,711 frames. Used AutoStakkert…
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Mars on Oct 18
I captured half a dozen images of Mars between 4am and 5:30 am; this one seems to be the best. Sky was clear, no wind at all, and temperature was 33F, turbulence around 6 to 7/10. Equipment used: Celestron 14 EdgeHD on Mx+ mount, Televue 2x Barlow, Baader UV/IR cut filter, Zwo ASI 462MC camera…
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Mars on Oct 9
Image of Mars from 5:28 am, Sun. Oct 9. What I originally thought was a dust mote is in fact Olympus Mons, the highest and largest mountain and volcano in the solar system. I also thought the white streaks in the image were processing artifacts. However in comparing it to SkySafari set to the same…
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Mars on Oct 6
Clear, no wind, temperature in the high 40s; turbulence was quite good, 6/10 maybe slightly better. Equipment used: Celestron 14, Televue 2X barlow, Baader UV/IR cut filter, Zwo ASI 462MC camera at gain of 286 and exposure 3.57 msec; Captured for 6 minutes at 239 fps (85,970 frames) with roi of 480×274. Aligned and stacked…
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Jupiter and Mars on Sept 26
Images of Jupiter and Mars from early this morning. I was playing with the hyperstar until midnight so I didn’t do Saturn. Clear, temps in 60s around one; down to the 50s in twilight hours. Seeing was about 5/10, it improved somewhat nearer to sunrise. Same setup C14Edge UV/IR cut filter, Zwo ADC and Zwo…