Mars from Melbourne, 30th of April

[Stefan Buda]

The weather gods must have felt sorry for us Melbournians, last night, and parted the clouds - after making us miss both the opposition and the closest approach.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

very very nice.

last night was so clear and crisp although I had to pack up with some light spitting/mist ~9.45pm lasted about an hour then started clearing again ... (school night so couldn't ride it out this time).

[U.K.Cowboy (Stuart)]

Fabulous images Stefan! Hubble standard I would say. Processed beautifully. I've not seen anything better this year.

[Astro_Bot]

Brilliant image.

I wish you guys would slow down with your amazing Mars shots: no sooner have I bookmarked "the best yet" when someone goes and betters it.

To be honest, they're not quite Hubble quality ... but , gee, they're getting close!