Peter_D Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) First time capturing Mars in a month - I'm getting a bit more surface detail using my Celestron 6SE and Canon Eos 6D. Still not great though. The polar cap is noticeably smaller since last month. (Time: 04:00 CET, 2000 images, best 15% used) Edited September 6, 2020 by Peter_D Rotated image 180 degrees 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimd116 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Peter I would say that's a great image for a 6 inch cassegraine optic. Mars has a very small disc to image at the best of times. Good job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Still some nice details visible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_D Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 (edited) On 06/09/2020 at 11:41, Peter_D said: First time capturing Mars in a month - I'm getting a bit more surface detail using my Celestron 6SE and Canon Eos 6D. Still not great though. The polar cap is noticeably smaller since last month. (Time: 04:00 CET, 2000 images, best 15% used) Sorry Moderators - didn't mean to repost this, please delete Edited January 5, 2021 by Peter_D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDave Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 On 06/09/2020 at 10:41, Peter_D said: First time capturing Mars in a month - I'm getting a bit more surface detail using my Celestron 6SE and Canon Eos 6D. Still not great though. The polar cap is noticeably smaller since last month. (Time: 04:00 CET, 2000 images, best 15% used) Awesome photo, Peter! I have the same setup as you. Can you tell me how much Barlow you used and the settings on the camera, please? Struggling to get a decent shot of Mars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_D Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) On 06/09/2020 at 11:41, Peter_D said: Edited February 8, 2021 by Peter_D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 A fine image of Mars considering its distance and size at the eyepiece, nicely done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_D Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 Hi, thanks for the comments. SpaceDave I'm afraid I misled you a bit because my DSLR is the 60D model, not the 6D. Unfortunately, I can't get the settings right now (The ISO was 800 (I think!)). I remember I used a Barlow x2 and the Video Crop mode to record a video. The planetary tracking on the SE was sweet. I do remember that around the time of the opposition, I often had to experiment with the camera settings and focus quite a bit. Mars is a lot smaller now so it might be the case you need to use a x2,5 or x3 Barlow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDave Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, Peter_D said: Hi, thanks for the comments. SpaceDave I'm afraid I misled you a bit because my DSLR is the 60D model, not the 6D. Unfortunately, I can't get the settings right now (The ISO was 800 (I think!)). I remember I used a Barlow x2 and the Video Crop mode to record a video. The planetary tracking on the SE was sweet. I do remember that around the time of the opposition, I often had to experiment with the camera settings and focus quite a bit. Mars is a lot smaller now so it might be the case you need to use a x2,5 or x3 Barlow. Great, thanks! Yeah, I may have to wait until Mars comes back around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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