First Mars attempt - Oct 6th

This is my first attempt at imaging Mars. I tried both RGB and IR. The seeing was fairly soft (maybe 6 out of 10), but it was interesting to see the added detail captured in the IR image. I've a long way to go to catch up with the rest of you guys, but it sure is fun trying :-).

Details: 500 frames each, 18" Starmaster, TuCam Pro, Baader IR bandpass.

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Very nice first effort with careful processing. Looking forward to seeing more of your images - the 18" Starmaster has a very impressive pedigree on this forum!

clear skies,
Alan

For a first try that is very impressive indeed. You'll improve very fast with each session as you work out the kinks.

regards, Anthony

Nice work Stephen. I'm sure you'll be where you want to be in no time.

Regards,
Ed Roach