First Mars for 2007

iceman (Mike) · #1 14-05-2007, 08:32 AM

Hi all

This image was taken on Saturday morning, 5:30am local time in reasonable seeing. Mars was at 38° altitude, and a tiny 5.4" in diameter.

The SPC, Mare Sirenum and Mare Cimmerium are visible in this image.

It's my first Mars for 2007, in what's likely to be a disappointing year in Australia at opposition, when Mars transits at only 29° and grows to only 16" in diameter. Still, good to get the first runs on the board.

Thanks for looking.

ronnierigel · #2 14-05-2007, 09:03 AM

Very nice Mike---crisp image despite Mars' small size!

[1ponders] (Paul) · #3 14-05-2007, 09:07 AM

Crikey Mike, where did you pull that one from. Very crisp for the size and distance.

John K · #4 14-05-2007, 09:08 AM

Good work Mike, that's a great result considering the tiny size of this planet.

h0ughy (David) · #5 14-05-2007, 09:12 AM

wow and its still very small!!

RB (Andrew) · #6 14-05-2007, 09:48 AM

Excellent work Mike !

Ric · #7 14-05-2007, 10:29 AM

Lovely image Mike and very detailed as well.
I enjoyed the way your image is composed with the simulator beside it.

Cheers

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #8 14-05-2007, 05:09 PM

Terrific pic Mike. Well presented.

sheeny (Al) · #9 14-05-2007, 05:30 PM

I'm impressed!

(I've never managed to get anything other than a red blob on my Mars images!)

Al.

acropolite (Phil) · #10 14-05-2007, 06:52 PM

Very nice Mike, those early mornings are certainly the go.

iceman (Mike) · #11 14-05-2007, 07:54 PM

Thanks guys, I'm really pleased with how it turned out. David Ardatti (an imager from the UK) pointed out that the white/blue area in the bottom left is Olympus Mons, or more accurately, clouds over the top of Olympus Mons!

matt · #12 14-05-2007, 08:08 PM

Would that be David Arditti, Mike?

He's got a good website

http://www.davidarditti.co.uk/observatory.html

seeker372011 (Narayan) · #13 14-05-2007, 09:59 PM

holy wow, didnt even think mars was within imaging range just yet.let alone pulling in clouds on Olympus Mons

StarLane · #14 14-05-2007, 10:44 PM

Wow, that is amazing.
It`s so small at the moment, when I look at it it`s just a blank disc.

I can`t wait till December. I would like to see the larger version higher in the sky.

Cheers.

hevelsky · #15 15-05-2007, 04:26 AM

Wow, Excellent work Mike

gaa_ian (Ian) · #16 15-05-2007, 04:33 AM

that is awesome Mike, I want to go & have a look for Mars now

.....

Well that is settled, telescopes ARE cloud magnets, I had no sooner dragged the dob out, than a blanket of cloud descended from the east enveloping Mars

Dennis · #17 15-05-2007, 06:55 AM

An excellent image Mike – Mars must seem easy for you now, compared to revealing detail on Ganymede?

Cheers

Dennis

cyberplocos (Fabio) · #18 15-05-2007, 08:02 PM

Great image Mike, well done!

regards,
Fabio