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Originally Posted by Dennis
Hi Bob
The best time to grab an image of Phobos is when it is at either Eastern or Western Elongation, as it is then furthest away from the disc of Mars as viewed from the Earth.
On 15th May when I managed to grab this image, SkyTools 3 Pro shows the following magnitudes of Mars, Phobos & Deimos:
Mars
R.A.: 16h06m56.4s Dec.: -21°42'32" (2000) in Scorpius
Magnitude: -1.90
Size: 18"
Satellites:
Name Mag PA° Sep"
Phobos 11.3 128.9 24.5
Deimos 12.4 125.1 60.3
Cheers
Dennis
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Keool, thanx for that Dennis
