Mars this morning from Melbourne

[Stefan Buda]

I got up a bit late and Jupiter got behind a tree by the time I was ready to capture some images so I tried Mars instead. At least it was higher than Jupiter and that helped with the seeing.
I used only 750 frames only, out of 3500, for each colour.
Camera was a ZWO ASI120MM and the scope, a 16" Dall-Kirkham.

[bojan]

Very nice..

[rustigsmed]

only 750 frames? that asi120mm is clean!
very nicely done Stefan and Mars is still pretty small!

Russ

[Rac]

Very good!

[John K]

Excellent image Stefan,

I should have turned my scope to Mars after Jupiter! But as you said the seeing was very flickery indeed!

John K.

[RB]

Beautiful !
Very nice detail there Stefan.

:thumbsup:

RB

[Atmos]

You have captured some lovely detail in Mars. Wish it looked like that in the eye piece haha

[bigjoe]

Excellent image Stefan.

This image looks 3D like; awesome, and Mars is still tiny.

PS: We know about the DK, but how good are these ZWO's!!

bigjoe.

[Stefan Buda]

Thanks guys for the kind words.

Colin,

The view through the eyepiece is actually very similar providing that you use a planetary scope that can give you 600x magnification and the seeing cooperates. I hate viewing the planets at 200x, as many people seem to do.

Joe,

I'm very happy with my ZWO, although I haven't used it much yet.
Only problem is that I scratched the sensor window by screwing in the wide angle lens too far, so I'm using it without the protecting window.

[bigjoe]

No doubt that you see Mars like a photo in your "Beast" of a scope, and with it's optics ; cooled down and seeing permitting, and at 600+, as I have done just that on rare nights in only a 7" Mak!

Keep it going.

bigjoe.

[andyc]

That's a great image with Mars still so tiny. Inspiring!

[Atmos]

All of my views of Mars so far have been through a Meade LX200 10" that I doubt has been even slightly climatised haha Never seen anything other than a super fuzzy red blob :P

[bigjoe]

Hi Colin

Going to try Mars this year in the SCT that I have also; if it's not near the Mak, I will sell mine also-Too many scope!

PS: May be tempted to get a SR 130 refractor like yourself soon enough-
they seem V.G.

bigjoe

[Maurice]

Great image Stefan, and at still only 7"!
cheers
Maurice