Venus and Mars, 19 Apr.

[Cosmic Geoff]

I tried my smaller planetary imaging setup in order to get Venus in twilight.  127mm Mak, SLT mount, ASI462MC, filter wheel.

Venus 15.7", Mars 5.7"  Ther Mars image is expanded x2.

The shot of Mars far exceeded my low expectations, given the smaller scope, a bouncy mount and the wind, and shows Syrtis Major, Utopia and the N. polar cap.

Edited April 20, 2023 by Cosmic Geoff

[mikeDnight]

Excellent images Geoff. What a great little scope! Mars is beautiful and quite impressive in its detail, and even Venus reveals some subtle detail. Thanks for posting.

[Pete Presland]

Good to get much detail on Mars now, at such a small image scale