My first image of Mars

[Space]

My first image of Mars with C8 + webcam SPC 900 NC/00.

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Location : Near le Havre
Date : 12/15/07
Hour of Obs : 21:24 and 21:28 UT
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Instrument : Celestron 8"(203/2032)
F/D : 10
Mount : CG-5GT
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Planet : Mars
Webcam : SPC900NC
Software of acquisition : Iris
Processing software : Iris.
Good conditions.
FPS : 10 ips (img/s)
Seeing : 8/10


Image in prime focus of C8 without barlow :
At 21:24 :
http://www.enregistrersous.com/image...1216183017.jpg

other traitment :
http://www.enregistrersous.com/image...1216183041.jpg

Simulation :
http://alpo-j.asahikawa-med.ac.jp/MS...712/152130.gif


At 21:28 UT :
http://www.enregistrersous.com/image...1216192632.jpg


http://astrosurf.com/univers-p/image...4-21h28QDe.jpg

I see : Syrtis Major


Good bye!
I wish you a merry Christmas !
http://www.webrealite.com/smiley-for.../noel/a014.gif

[rogerg (Roger)]

Good stuff.

[Space]

Thank you !

[edwardsdj (Doug)]

Awesome to see the prime focus results with the C8 and SPC900NC.

Am very keen to try this myself but am envious of the altitude of the planet you must be experiencing from France. It's so low from Australia and the cloud situation in Brisbane has only allowed me to glimpse it visually on three occasions this month.

I'd be thrilled if that was my first Mars image

[RB (Andrew)]

Nice work.