Mars 1st March

[asimov (John)]

Probably getting a bit carried away, but it's not often you can resize 2X & get the image to hold in this game ;-)

Plus a side by side Stellarium screenshot.

C11/DBK618

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

That's just amazing And you can clearly see the swirl structure of the ice cap, very cool! Thanks for the view.

[telecasterguru (Frank)]

A nice red mars. I like it.

Frank

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Wow that's excellent! Is that white spot below centre, Olympus Mons?

Mike

[Shark Bait (Stu)]

I think it is great when Astro Photographer's get carried away. Please keep the images coming. That is a brilliant photo of Mars.

[lepton3 (Ivan)]

Another great image John. You really have this down pat.

Wow that's excellent! Is that white spot below centre, Olympus Mons?

Mike, Olympus Mons is a little further to the left. Doesn't look cloudy at the moment. The cloud in the centre is one of the Tharsis Mons, probably Ascraeus Mons. I like the fact you can just make out the lighter region of Alba Patera as well.

Of course you would know all of this if you had made a Mars Globe !

-Ivan

[asimov (John)]

Well, you might be the man to answer this question then Ivan. In all my images from this night, we have 2 slight bulges/bumps on the limb. Can't be an aligning/stacking or processing errors, as I've tried different ways of doing all three..

[iceman (Mike)]

Nicely done John. I like the simulation view best

Great image.

[venus (Lydia)]

Great imaging.

[asimov (John)]

Originally Posted by iceman

I like the simulation view best

Looks over processed

[lepton3 (Ivan)]

In all my images from this night, we have 2 slight bulges/bumps on the limb. Can't be an aligning/stacking or processing errors, as I've tried different ways of doing all three..

I take it you are referring to the bumps at positions 6 o'clock and just after 2 o'clock. Hmm, hadn't noticed that until you point it out.

According to my Mars Mini Globe (TM) There are no elevated features at those positions. 6 o'clock is the top edge of Daedalia Planum. 2 o'clock is the left edge of Arabia Terra.

If I sqint, 2 o'clock could be clouds -- is the bump pronounced in the B channel?

6 o'clock doesn't look like clouds to me at all. It has me beat.

I wonder if anyone else has any suggestions?

-Ivan

[asimov (John)]

Thanks Ivan. Yes I've done an RGB split & I've come to the same *suspected* conclusion as you on the 2' oclock - cloud. The other one, I have no explanation as yet.

Both are on all sets of data & I've tried aligning & stacking on different features to discount any anomalies there.

Intriguing!

[Quark (Trevor)]

Nice work Asi, a top effort for sure.

Cheers
Trevor

[Shiraz (Ray)]

that's a real beauty Asi - more very fine imagery. Regards Ray

[Helo (Peter)]

Those are beautiful shots of Mars. I just put a post on the Beginners photo page about settings as I just purchased the DBK 21AU618.AS for my C11 and struggling with the settings to use, could you give me a guide please? Also what would you normally expect a single image too look like on the screen in IC Capture (not sure if I am over-exposing, etc). Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would be very happy if I can get something even distantly approaching what you have achieved.

[luigi]

Sweet shots master Asimov. Great level of detail without artifacts.

This is the worst Mars opposition, so it will be better and better until the great 2018 event.

[asimov (John)]

Thanks Trevor.

Thanks Ray.

Try this, Peter > http://pdfcast.org/pdf/dbk618

Master Asimov! Hello Luigi & thanks

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Super!

[Saturn%5 (Graeme)]

Very nice.

[asimov (John)]

Thanks Matt, Graeme.