First Mars for 2007

[iceman]

Hi all

This image was taken on Saturday morning, 5:30am local time in reasonable seeing. Mars was at 38° altitude, and a tiny 5.4" in diameter.

The SPC, Mare Sirenum and Mare Cimmerium are visible in this image.

It's my first Mars for 2007, in what's likely to be a disappointing year in Australia at opposition, when Mars transits at only 29° and grows to only 16" in diameter. Still, good to get the first runs on the board.

Thanks for looking.

[ronnierigel]

Very nice Mike---crisp image despite Mars' small size!

[[1ponders]]

Crikey Mike, where did you pull that one from. Very crisp for the size and distance. :clap:

[John K]

Good work Mike, that's a great result considering the tiny size of this planet.

[h0ughy]

wow and its still very small!!

[RB]

Excellent work Mike !

[Ric]

Lovely image Mike and very detailed as well.
I enjoyed the way your image is composed with the simulator beside it.

Cheers

[jjjnettie]

Terrific pic Mike. Well presented.

[sheeny]

I'm impressed!

(I've never managed to get anything other than a red blob on my Mars images!)

Al.

[acropolite]

Very nice Mike, those early mornings are certainly the go.:thumbsup:

[iceman]

Thanks guys, I'm really pleased with how it turned out. David Ardatti (an imager from the UK) pointed out that the white/blue area in the bottom left is Olympus Mons, or more accurately, clouds over the top of Olympus Mons! :eyepop:

[matt]

Would that be David Arditti, Mike?:)

He's got a good website:thumbsup:

http://www.davidarditti.co.uk/observatory.html

[seeker372011]

holy wow, didnt even think mars was within imaging range just yet.let alone pulling in clouds on Olympus Mons

[StarLane]

Wow, that is amazing.
It`s so small at the moment, when I look at it it`s just a blank disc.

I can`t wait till December. I would like to see the larger version higher in the sky.

Cheers.

[hevelsky]

Wow, Excellent work Mike ;)

[gaa_ian]

that is awesome Mike, I want to go & have a look for Mars now :thumbsup:
.....

Well that is settled, telescopes ARE cloud magnets, I had no sooner dragged the dob out, than a blanket of cloud descended from the east enveloping Mars :shrug: :doh:

[Dennis]

An excellent image Mike – Mars must seem easy for you now, compared to revealing detail on Ganymede? ;)

Cheers

Dennis

[cyberplocos]

Great image Mike, well done! :)

regards,
Fabio