Mars Best crop

Really nice image. Well done. I just processed my attempt and only a little bit of detail came out. I feel Mars is more strongly affected by bad seeing than Jupiter...

1 hour ago, spaceman_spiff said:

Really nice image. Well done. I just processed my attempt and only a little bit of detail came out. I feel Mars is more strongly affected by bad seeing than Jupiter...

Thank you for the kind comment. I find processing Mars tricky. If you over do the sharpening or the red channel, the image looks unreal. I think I over emphasized the red at the expense of green in this image.

Yes I agree, thin high cloud and or the jet stream over head and you might as well pack up for the night with Mars. This year Mars is quite small and with a 3x Barlow my 5 inch refractor struggles to resolve fine detail. I'm getting on a bit and my eye sight makes focussing ever more difficult even with all the hardware and software aids. Still I refuse to give up but I must admit the cold and damp nights are a tad discouraging. Best regards from George in a windy Lowestoft.