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Mars from 02/09/2008

Started by cosmoscrazy, 02/13/2008 07:33AM
Posted 02/13/2008 07:33AM Opening Post
My first Mars image this season.

Details:
02/09/2008 - Mt. Laguna CA.
Philips ToUcam Pro II, 1/33s, 10fps
10" Meade LX200 GPS, Alt/Az
3x Meade TeleXtender
600/1200 frames (approx)

Align, stack in Registax 4. Wavelet processing in ImagesPlus 2.82. Crop, orient and final tweaks in MS digital image suite.

Thanks for looking.

Peter

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Posted 02/13/2008 02:22PM #1
Peter,

Very nice especially considering how small Mars is getting. Hope to see more.

Paul Maxson

Paul Maxson
Moderator - CCD Imaging and Processing/Solar System
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Posted 02/13/2008 03:19PM #2
Hi Peter, very good surface detail and it looks like the SPH shield is still quite extensive, well done! Thanks for your hard work and time processing this one. cheers, Dan grin