Red planet from Italy 21 March 2014

[ANDREA MANIERO]

hello everyone,
my first shots of the red planet of the 2014 season, two moments of better seeing, with the planet at 34° altitude.
Interesting cloud formation above Elysium Mons and mist crossing until Syrtis Maior. Nice the thick cloud around the northern polar region.
Dall-Kirkham telescope 14" f/20 - PG Blackfly camera -
3000 frames stacked each channel - Autostakkert2 , Astraimage and WJ for processing .


cheers Andrea

[FranckiM06]

it is great shot. Congratulation about these fantastic images

[h0ughy (David)]

wow now there is some remarkable discs there, fantastic detail

[Stefan Buda]

I could never do that at 34 degree altitude from Melbourne...Incredible results and excellent processing!

[allan gould]

Outstanding images. Never seen better.
Allan

[bratislav (Bratislav)]

Fantastic set Andrea.
The lack of any diffraction effects at the edge is most impressive (apart from the shear ability to pull such an image with Mars so low from the horizon!).
What is the obstruction in your D-K scope?

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Bellisimo! Andrea, excellent treatment of the processing to reveal so many features so well

Mike

[Solar (Ralph Smith)]

Beautiful images.

[John Hothersall]

That's impressive level of detail especially around Elysium for the lower altitude Andrea.

John.

[ANDREA MANIERO]

Originally Posted by bratislav

Fantastic set Andrea.
The lack of any diffraction effects at the edge is most impressive (apart from the shear ability to pull such an image with Mars so low from the horizon!).
What is the obstruction in your D-K scope?

Thanks all guys .

The obstruction is 23% including all the mechanical support.


cheers Andrea

[Clayton]

I love the quality of this work. Especially the first shot
Well done Andrea