Mars from 15th Feb

[Matty P]

I decided to give Mars a shot before it gets too small to get any surface detail. Mars was just above the roofline but I think it came out pretty good.

Details:

Celestron 8SE SCT f/20
DMK 21AU04.AS + 2x Barlow
Processed with Registax4
Stack Size: 400/2000

Thanks for looking :thumbsup:

[Moonboy]

Hi
Good photo, But why is it black and white?:hi:
Gus

[Matty P]

Thanks Gus, :thumbsup:

The reason it is black & white is because I am using a Monochrome camera (B&W). To create a colour image, I need to capture a Red, Green and Blue channel then combine them into a colour image. :)

[peter_4059]

Nice Mars Matt. It sure has shrunk. I thought you were going after the Atik filter wheel and Astronomik LRGB set?

[Matty P]

Thanks Peter,

I have been procrastinating for a while now. :rolleyes: I hope to get the filters and filter wheel before the end of this month. :D

[edwardsdj]

A very nice Mars image considering the angular size at the moment.