First planetary light with RC 8" - Mars

[GreatAttractor]

I got my GSO RC8 mainly for solar work, but it's promising also for planets. I had a spell of good seeing yesterday:

 

23 minutes, 3-minute intervals, PGR Chameleon 3 mono (ICX445) + Baader Red 610 nm long-pass filter, f/16, resized to 150%, AviStack 2 + ImPPG. It seems I have to tweak the collimation some more (the "limb rind" artifact should be symmetric, and not more prominent lower in the image).

 

The small bulge in the upper right is Olympus Mons.

[JeremyS]

Great result @GreatAttractor!

[markse68]

That’s very cool- the movement really makes the surface topography stand out well