Mars less than average seeing

[rumples riot]

Well as most of you would know if you look at the weather map; South Australia has had cloud cover for the last Month. At least when I went to image Mars. So last night when I got home from an evening with friends I saw that the sky was clear and there was Mars. Still very low on the horizon.

So seeing was as expected 3/10
Transparency 5/10
Toucam settings
Gain 20%
1/33 exp
Saturation 85%
Gamma 0%
Brightness 50%

Anyway the pole was not very visible and Syrtis Major was prominent. Am wanting some better seeing. But for now it is Ok.

[Striker]

Still very nice Paul...well done,

I havn't even attempted Mars yet.

[mick pinner]

great capture considering the conditions Paul.

[toetoe]

Still a great shot for those sort of conditions. :thumbsup:

[davidpretorius]

nice one, what magnification aprox?

[RB]

Great image and I love how you present it Paul.

:thumbsup:

[asimov]

Wow Rumples.....That's really good mate! Well done! One day I hope to get good shot's like that..

[rumples riot]

Thanks all, for your comments, really appreciated.

David working on a 2.5x powermate and 2500mm focal length. Assuming that the Toucam is somewhere between 4-6mm resolution. I would say that the mag is around 1041+. When I get decent seeing I figure I will be able to use my 5x powermate and get even bigger image scale and magnification.

[davidpretorius]

thanks paul