Sad Mars

rumples riot · #1 12-11-2005, 06:11 PM

Well, beset with bad seeing for the last month, I am getting pretty desperate to post an image.

Last night the seeing was as per normal at 3/10. Was not impressed, but figured it might improve. It didn't. I did test a few things out though, in particular the whole notion of wave fronts showing themselves in my scope as it cooled. I took the cover off just before sunset and it was still showing fronts 2 hours later. I think by 10pm it had finally got near enough to ambient temp. Will definitely get the SCT cooler for the new scope.

Anyway here is a less than satisfactory image of Mars.

asimov (John) · #2 12-11-2005, 06:22 PM

Pretty good if you ask me. At least you went to the effort to get something, Well done.

matt · #3 12-11-2005, 06:24 PM

hey rumples

I know you're disappointed with the resulting image but there's a positive to come out it...

At least I was able to confirm the same surface details with the dodgy images I captured last night and make sure they weren't just tricks of the light/seeing!!!!

Robert_T · #4 12-11-2005, 06:55 PM

Hey Rumples - looks pretty good considering the conditions and I know what you mean, I'm getting the imaging DT's from want of good, fair or even ridiculous but possible imaging conditions. Every time I drag the scope outside lured by some sucker holes in the cloud, it whites out just as I'm fitting the first eyepiece - if it doesn't rain on me first. I'm getting seriously peeved with this weather!. Oh well, get it out the way with now before the new scope arrives eh!

cheers,

iceman (Mike) · #5 12-11-2005, 10:12 PM

Don't be too hard on yourself Paul, you did a good job in bad conditions.

I was imaging the same face last night, but yet to finish processing it. Fortunately (for me) it seems I had the better of the conditions though.

Hope you get a cracker night of seeing to get your best Mars this apparition.

RB (Andrew) · #6 13-11-2005, 10:05 AM

Very Good Paul considering the bad conditions mate.
This distiguishes a good imager by his ability to milk out all available detail.
Can't wait to see what you'll pull off with the new scope and Saturn and Juup.

Well done.

I too imaged that night and will post when finished processing.