Mars with moons Phobos and Deimos!

[Bluecloudyeagle]

Here is Mars with its two small asteroid moons Phobos and Deimos! I’m really surprised I was able to capture these very faint moons. I overexposed the image and barely detected them near mars, in the correct positions according to my app to confirm I identified them correctly. The first image is a blend of two exposures to show both mars and the moons.

GSO 8” CC
CEM-40
Neximage 5
Canon eos R
Best 5% of 22k frames
1:53am 23rd September 2020
Agra, India

 

[Tommohawk]

Very nice! Not sure I'll be able to capture them as you have but will certainly look out for them next time I'm looking at Mars.... when the clouds clear!

[jambouk]

Lovely.

[Jarvo]

Great image. Love the colour 

[JeremyS]

Very good

[Ceramus]

excellent capture!