Imaged at Perth Observatory using the Public Viewing Celestron 14" Thin high and variable cloud. Captured with BackyardEOS in 5X Planetary Mode 1200 frames ISO 1600 1/30 Sec Video cropped with Video Castrator Registax 6 Stacked best ~500 Images with wavelet processing Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC Telescope - Celestron 'Orange Tube' 14" f/11 FL=3910mm SCT c1978 (Perth Observatory's), 2X 2" PowerMate EFL-7820mm f/22, No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field ~10' x 7' , Ambient ~20C. Backyard EOS Pro 3.0.3 for Image acquisition. Unguided on Sidereal tracked Celestron Wedge.
Imaged at Perth Observatory using the Public Viewing Meade LX200 16" Not as good an outcome as with C14 a few nights earlier. Interesting to see planet rotation over 35 mins compared to other Mars image this date. Captured with BackyardEOS in 5X Planetary Mode 1500 frames ISO 1250 1/30 Sec Video cropped with Video Castrator Registax 6 Stacked best ~450 Images with wavelet processing Telescope - Meade 16" f/10 FL=4060mm LX200 Schmidt Cassegrain at prime focus, X 2" PowerMate EFL-8120mm f/20, No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 10' x 7' , Ambient ~15C. LX200 Fork mount in Altazimuth mode with sidereal rate tracking and no guiding. Backyard EOS Pro 3.0.3 for Image acquisition.
Imaged at Perth Observatory using the Public Viewing Meade LX200 16" Not as good an outcome as with C14 a few nights earlier. Interesting to see planet rotation over 35 mins compared to other Mars image this date. Captured with BackyardEOS in 5X Planetary Mode 1500 frames ISO 1250 1/30 Sec Video cropped with Video Castrator Registax 6 Stacked best ~450 Images with wavelet processing Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CC Telescope - Meade 16" f/10 FL=4060mm LX200 Schmidt Cassegrain at prime focus, X 2" PowerMate EFL-8120mm f/20, No filter, Baader BCF modified Canon 70D DSLR field 10' x 7' , Ambient ~15C. LX200 Fork mount in Altazimuth mode with sidereal rate tracking and no guiding. Backyard EOS Pro 3.0.3 for Image acquisition.
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