Mars 20th Dec 09

[Clayton]

Not great but finally something recognizable as Mars :P
the 8" Newt 2x Barlow the TouKM 840
I was a bit lucky as I woke before the 4am alarm (3.30). Decided to have a bo. It was clouded out in the direction of Mars with a few holes in the clouds :( But I decided to initialize etc and see how the cloud was developing. Fortunately the cloud bank had drifted to the NE and I was able to get in a couple or five avi's before the cloud returned with a vengence. I hung around till 5am then chucked it in and went back to bed :D:D
Colour balance is not right as usual of late :rolleyes:

[Lester]

Nice detail visible there Clayton, thanks for the view.

[supernova1965]

Thanks Really enjoyed seeing that

[Quark]

Well done Clayton,

Certainly have some detail showing, a nice result.

Regards
Trevor

[Matt Wastell]

Hi Clayton
Worth the effort.
Man, I have tried Mars heaps of times over the years (I use an 8" too) - your image is pretty good! I hope you get to Mars again soon!

[Troy]

good picture well done :thumbsup:

[Clayton]

Thanks for the kind comments folks

[Waxing_Gibbous]

Very nice. Observed it last night by eye. Details were only just visible.
Your image ices the cake.