Hi All,
For the first time since Nov 14th the sky cleared and provided quite reasonable seeing to image Mars.
I captured data over a 1hr 43min session starting at 3:23 CSST.
All images are IR at 807+nm. This was the first time out for my new 5x Powermate which works at 7x with my setup.
I have posted an animation of 6 IR images captured over the entire session thus demonstrating the rotation of Mars over 1hr 43mins.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/uploads...im20091126.gif
The seeing improved over the length of the session and this is clearly demonstrated in the animation with some very nice detail toward the end.
I have attached one of the IR images from the animation that has been resized 125%.
On the far Eastern limb, at the terminator, I think I may have captured the giant Volcano Olympus Mons. Olympus Mons should be 40 degrees longitude East of the CM in this image and I have checked with my own wall chart and also the maps on the B.A.A. Mars section website. However I await confirmation from the director.
Thanks for looking.
Regards
Trevor