Mars Is Getting Closer!

[orion25]

I stayed out much too late to observe the Red Planet and was not disappointed. I was able to clearly discern Planum Australe (south polar cap); the darker regions Terra Sirenum, Terra Cimmeria, Hesperia Planum, and Tyrrhena Terra; the lighter Elysium Planitia; and a bright albedo region in Hellas Planitia. I was able to get a decent image of Mars at about 39 degrees above my horizon. I used the Orion Starshoot Solar System 5 camera with my 127mm Mak to capture the images, and Registax 6 to process. I included a composite with images of Mars from July and August for comparison.

 

 

I'll get a September image and, of course, a perigee image in October and make a final composite with four images of Mars. I'm excited!!!

Regards,

Reggie

[Thalestris24]

I can't see any stars but can see Mars!

Louise

[orion25]

10 hours ago, Thalestris24 said:

I can't see any stars but can see Mars!

Louise

Mars is a'comin', Louise!  

[Thalestris24]

1 minute ago, orion25 said:

Mars is a'comin', Louise!  

I could see it's brightness last night  but that was through the murk - hence no stars visible at the time. I don't really have anything to properly image planets. I await some clear nights for the stars to appear...

Louise 

[RobertI]

Nice images Reggie, looking forward to seeing next couple of months instalments! 

[Guest]

With the weather we've been getting recently, this is the only type of Mars I'm guaranteed of seeing!🙄

[orion25]

3 hours ago, merlin100 said:

With the weather we've been getting recently, this is the only type of Mars I'm guaranteed of seeing!🙄

Haha! That truly can be a guaranteed view!