First image in over 7 years - Mars 17th/18th 2020

[bus_ter]

Brought my old C9.25 out of storage. Really struggling with collimation and sharp focus.

Used some old webcams (technology has moved on and I'm considering a ZWO upgrade..)

 

Celestron Neximage 5 / DFK 72AUC02 /  Aptina MT9P031 CMOS

 

Celestron Neximage 1 / SPC900NC / Sony ICX098QB CCD

 

 

 

Not happy with the images. I need to sort out my scope.

 

 

Edited September 18, 2020 by bus_ter

[KevinPSJ]

Love the red colour of the image taken with SPC900NC - real 'Mars: Bringer of War' stuff!

[bus_ter]

1 minute ago, KevinPSJ said:

Love the red colour of the image taken with SPC900NC - real 'Mars: Bringer of War' stuff!

Yeah looking at some other images on here I can see they're both over saturated.

[happy-kat]

I'd say first go out of storage that's a great success.

From a planetary camera point of view is the neximage 5 so out of date, I'm not so sure as it has plenty resolutions to choose from, it can be binned by firecapture, supports ROI and several other settings available.

[CraigT82]

Nice, not bad for a first attempt in that long. The first one looks squashed vertically, or is that me? I think the surface albedo features are better in that first one if the colour and shape could  be sorted.