MarsG76 Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Hello Astronomers, After processing the images which are (VERY possibly) the final captures of Mars this season, I put together a composite of my Mars captures from May until end of September. All of those images were captured using my 8" SCT at f33, so the disc size comparisons are an accurate comparison against time. As we're moving further away from Mars, the brightness, size and even phase are obviously smaller and less than only a month or two ago, so it's getting harder to capture any more fine detail. It's perhaps time to say bubbai Mars, but I'll have some memories of this season since not only are my images a slight improvement over my past Mars images, also I'm very happy with the amazing views I had at high power through the eyepiece. Bring on 2020 and clear skies... until than, I'll finish the cooling of my DSLR project and get back into DSO. MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des anderson Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Truly amazing, a lovely set of images, lets hope 2020 is better for both hemisphere`s. Des Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 A fine set of images. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 Thank you for the comments.... Unfortunately I didn't get a change to image either the Mars rotation or the Phobos/Deimos orbit time lapses... but overall I think this Mars season has left me with many great visual memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartJPP Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Great example that shows the different disc size using the same kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarsG76 Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 53 minutes ago, StuartJPP said: Great example that shows the different disc size using the same kit. Yes, it's almost scientific. ?⚕️ ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion25 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Ahhh, I've been waiting on this! Beautiful series of images, Mars. Even through the dust storm you were able to get some great detail. It's awesome that you were able to use the same kit to show the size changes over time. This is one for the books! Bring on 2020! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froeng Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Amazing shots! Especially when considering conditions (dust, alt,...) and scope size! Thank you for posting these! Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04Stefan07 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 That's a great set of images, great to see the differences over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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