Mars on the 19th C14

[Barv]

Hi Guys

It's been a little while since I posted anything on here due to personal commitments. I finally managed to get out at silly o'clock on the morning of the 19th. Seeing was reasonable so I had a stab at Mars. Taken with the C14, ZWO 224 and a Pierre Astro ADC

Hope you like it!

Best Wishes

Harvey

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2020 by Barv

[tooth_dr]

Very nice Harvey

[FlyerOne]

Awesome, love the detail on the icecap.

[CraigT82]

Very nice, well worth getting out there

[Ouroboros]

Really nice. Amazing the detail the C14s can pull out.  How does an ADC work? 

[si@nite]

Nice image Harvey a great start to the Mars season!

[dweller25]

That’s great 👍

[JeremyS]

Cracking job, Harvey!

[johnturley]

Looks like there is a lot of dust activity in the Martian atmosphere.

John 

[Pete Presland]

Very nicely captured

[Barv]

On 23/08/2020 at 14:51, Ouroboros said:

Really nice. Amazing the detail the C14s can pull out.  How does an ADC work? 

Hi

ADC stands for Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector. It's basically 2 lenses where the angles can be altered to compensate for light that defracts when it goes through the Earths atmosphere. By setting the positions correctly it ensures that the different wavelengths all hit the sensor as they should, which basically means that the image becomes noticeably sharper than if you didn't use one. The lower down the object is, the more benefit these give you. I hope this explains?

Regards

Harvey

[Ouroboros]

Yes, I can see how that works. 

[astroman001]

Good effort, worth getting up for.

Peter

[Barv]

Hi Guys

thank you all so much for your encouraging comments. They're very much appreciated.

Clear skies to you all!

Best Wishes

Harvey

[orion25]

Excellent, Harvey! Mars has been looking great so far. Can't wait until perigee  

Regards,

Reggie