Mars @ 10.1 arcseconds from home...

[Kokatha man]

Hi all, we struck some reasonable seeing this morning from home. (we aren't mobile atm...waiting to take the car in for some major work on Friday...& the caravan is also getting some repair work...  )

 

Anyway, we set up at home & were rewarded with some pretty fair seeing in the hour before daybreak...there was some seeing interference which has affected the Saturn images colouration (otherwise very nice)  so I put them aside to get the Mars processing done - finished one of the Mars images so thought I'd post it on the AA forums before hitting the sack - we were going to try imaging again tonight, but those *****! clouds returned, bless them..!

 

Fairly pleased with Mars at still only 10.1"...

[PeterCPC]

Fantastic image.

Peter

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

STOP DOING THIS!!! 

Posting all these gorgeous images just feeds my aperture fever!

Joking aside, that is an amazing image. Really superb

[theastrodragon]

Absolutely amazing pic!

[si@nite]

You should be pleased Darryl its a pearl of a shot!

[ultranova]

Crikey that's amazing, almost see the rovers,

Joking a side, nicely processed, a very natural looking Mars

Well done

Paul

[laudropb]

Great image. Nice to see the clear albedo features.

[triton1]

Wow amazing shot some great detail there and lovely contrast.

[neil phillips]

That's very nice Darryl, I miss imaging Mars. After seeing this lovely quality

[Space Cowboy]

Super image Darryl! You are going to produce some delicious captures when Mars is at opposition with the asi224mc.

[Pete Presland]

That's a fine Mars image probably the best I have seen so far from this year. Some very good detail considering Mars is still quite small at the moment.

[Grotemobile]

Very very good.

Smashing image.

 

Steve.

[Barv]

Great shot Darryll, especially at 10 arc secs. 

[Kokatha man]

Thanks Peter, Michael, Astr/d, Simon, Paul, Laudrop, Jonn, Neil, Stuart, Pete, Steve & Harvey, appreciated!

 

Looking like we'll be back into mono cameras by Martian opposition Stuart!  But "yes" it is at "neck-ricking" elevation by culmination, even at home...as is Saturn!

[astroman001]

Great image at only 10 arc secs. Lovely natural appearance.

Peter

[Tyson M]

Unreal........fantastic captures

 

Cheers from Canada

 

Tyson

[Kokatha man]

Thanks also Peter & Tyson...

[Ruud]

Pure magic!

[teleskopjo]

Well done!

[niallk]

Amazing!!

[Chipela]

Very nice image!

[ArmyAirForce]

Lovely image. Mars is depressingly low in North East England. It only reaches 15 degrees above the horizon, and will be several years before it is high enough to give a reasonable image. Mind you, it could take that long to get some decent seeing here in the UK!

Keep up the great images!

[Kokatha man]

Thanks for those additional compliments folks - appreciated!

Incidentally, here's the capture scale size plus the channel split of the above image.