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Old 15-04-2018, 03:40 PM
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Approaching Mars - March/April 2018

Hi everyone

Here's my first Mars attempts this year.. trying to clear processing backlog taken around the Easter holiday break

Collage made up of WinJUPOS derotated three minute drizzle stacks, around 15 minute total recording time each. With microfocuser and barlow in the imaging train I'm unable to go past 77° in altitude so all captures finalised before meridian transit (Mars is currently peaking at 78°). North on top for individual composites. Animation is from 7 Apr and covers 12 minutes - not enough to detect much spin.

I also had a go at compiling visual comparison of Jupiter and Mars disk sizes - collage is from Easter morning local time and geometry mirrors southern sky orientation. Thanks for checking these out,

Cheers,
Seb
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