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Thanks Jeremy

Thanks Kon, yes possibly the best of the night, though I have 2 later runs that I need to process, with Mars at an even higher altitude, but through thickening haze. I included the earlier two images here, as they show the Tharsis Montes a bit better, well more prominently that is.

Thanks Reggie, yes, fingers crossed that we get good seeing over the next few weeks...🤞

Thanks both, Mars is definitely begining to put on a show, hopefully with still better to come, though it doesn't get much bigger this apparition.

I had fairly good seeing last night for long runs on both Jupiter and Mars. Unfortunately, whilst the seeing was good, transparancy was changeable, with lots of passing low haze/fog, requiring constant gain adjustments to balance the histogram. Everything, was pretty drenched by the end of the session. Nevertheless, it was an enjoyable session, with the below 3 images from the better of the Mars runs. Each is best 30% of a 6 min SER (75k frames) at 5ms (200fps), captured with the ASI462MC through the C14, with an ADC in train. Mars was at altidudes of 45° through 52° for these 3 captures. It is now displaying a 15" disc, with some good detail starting to come through. Olympus Mons is clearly seen, with the line of 3 shield volcanoes known as Tharsis Montes, just rotating towards the night time terminator. Thanks for looking.

Excellent capture and processing.

Another Jupiter, probably my best of this apparition, captured on 14 Oct 2022, from Norfolk UK, latitude 52° 30' 27". C14XLT, ASI462MC, ADC. 3x6 min SERS captured at 8ms/125fps with FireCapture, then processed in PIPP, AS3!, Registax, WinJupos and Affinity Photo. Total of 22 mins de-rotation.

Wow, those are superb Nigella. The ones after you cleared the trees are absolutely stunning.

Thanks, I missed the double transit on 26/10 as I was travelling, so fingers crossed for that I have clear skies for this event...🤞

That will be great to see. I didn't know the Registax designer was even still actively developing, as I hadn't seen any version changes in many years.....🤷‍♂️

Oh yes, that is one gorgeous Mars Neil. A great capture and even better processing IMHO.

Excellent annimation. It's good to see what I missed 😉

Both good captures Pete.

Really nice capture and processing Kon. I missed this double transit as I was away from home in the Cotswolds since Saturday.. I got back home this afternoon, so hopefully will get some more imaging opportunities over the coming weeks.

Brilliant images Neil.

Thanks Craig

Thanks Pete

Thanks Pete, yes, if it’s clear in the U.K. then it’s a go, Jetstream or not

That's lovely, very nicely processed, a natural look with lots of detail coming through.

That's very good, the dark regions of Sinus Sabaeus and Sinus Meridiani are well seen to the left, with Syrtis Major to the right.

I don't know, I'm just speculating, but I wonder whether the focus shifting is due to vertical layers in the atmoshere mixing, causing an oscillating (up/down) lens effect, something that a steady fast flowing air stream might not do, or do much less, so consistent focus is more accessible.....🤷‍♂️🤔

Very good

Thanks Neil, I have of course seen that effect, but never really paid much attention to the direction of the flow, so thanks for drawing my attention to it. I do wonder if that represents what I've referred to as 'laminar flow' in other discussions, i.e., smooth, not turbulent air flow, hence allowing detail to come through, despite the fast moving stream... 🤔🤷‍♂️

Hi Neil, yes, please show what you're seeing plus how you identify/assess that effect, it will be very educational.

Looking good Neil. It seems that maybe the dust storm is settling, allowing a bit more detail in and around Hellas....?🤔