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Thanks, Geof

Here is a collage of images I've taken of the sun and the planets at the r.j.s. observatory over the past few years. Mars is the latest addition. Earth is there in spirit, because it's hard to get a good perspective shot, lol! Clear skies! Reggie

Hi, Ouroboros. That's a nice image. I've been following Mars for a little while now and determined that there's nothing like good seeing when trying to image. Waiting until the atmosphere is stable and Mars is at its highest altitude is key to getting good detail with whatever equipment you use. Let that be your foundation and go from there and don't be afraid to try new things. I got my best image of Mars after weeks of trying when I had a night of good seeing and the Red Planet was at a good altitude. All the best! Reggie

The Eye of Mars is watching you, lol. Great image, Peter! Regards, Reggie

Thanks, Gus

Thanks, Iain

Identification of some more features I was able to image, including Solis Lacus, "the eye of Mars":

A night of great seeing resulted in one of my best overall images of Mars and my first-ever image of Olympus Mons! The south polar cap, though small, was becoming more prominent, and a number of dark albedo features were on display: Equipment: Orion SkyView Pro 180mm Mak-Cass, ZWO ASI 224MC, Celestron 2x barlow Post-Processing: Registax 6, Photoshop I was quite pleased and pleasantly surprised to capture Mons which I wasn't sure was possible without more aperture. Regards, Reggie

Great animation, Michael. Love seeing Olympus Mons rotating! Reggie

Thanks. tooth_dr!