Mars Season 2020 Collection

[MarsG76]

Hi All,

I finally got a chance to create this compilation image of my better captured images of Mars during this years (2020) opposition season of Mars.

All of the images were taken using a 8" SCT at 6764mm focal length (f33.3) with an Celestron Skyris 618C CCD.

All of the images were taken with the same telescope at the same focal length so shows the size of the martian disc as it was closer, at opposition and further from Earth.

I generally capture10x3500 frames at 60-80fps and stack and de-rotate the best 15%... 

CS

MG

 

[astroman001]

Great set of images. 14th Nov is my favorite with dust filling the Valles Marinas

Peter

[neil phillips]

Very nice. I missed the boat this time around

[MarsG76]

6 hours ago, neil phillips said:

6 hours ago, neil phillips said:

Very nice. I missed the boat this time around

Bring on 2022 opposition for another chance...

[Kokatha man]

A very nice compendium! 👍

[Pete Presland]

Terrific set of images, some fine detail visible in those images.

[Bill Phenix]

superb, i love them! i did exactly the same as you but i used a 9.7 inch scope. i will post them soon. they are about the same quality as yours!

[MarsG76]

3 hours ago, Bill Phenix said:

superb, i love them! i did exactly the same as you but i used a 9.7 inch scope. i will post them soon. they are about the same quality as yours!

Looking forward to seeing them.. make sure you tag me so I get notified.

 

[bish]

I'm a bit late seeing this, what a great set of images.

[morimarty]

They are a excellent compilation of mars images. It really was a enjoyable 2020 opposition.