Mars
Taken by Kevin R Witman on December 6, 2020 @
Cochranville, Pennsylvania
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Mars is quickly receding away from Earth. As of December 5 Mars is a whopping 63.3 million miles compared to its 39 million mile distance during opposition on October 13. This increasing distance is very visible through backyard telescopes. Here are three of my images of The Red Planet on three separate dates. Notice not only does the size change but also its shape. Because we are currently past opposition, Mars takes on a gibbous appearance since we are able to view more of its nighttime side. The surface details features appear less defined in my most recent image recorded on November 29 especially the vividness of the Southern Polar Cap. Currently a large dust storm is enveloping a large portion of the planet causing surface details to be less defined. All images were recorded using a Celestron EDGE HD 9.25 with a 2x Barlow, ADC, and a ZWO asi224mc camera. The acquisition was made using Firecapture and processed using AS3, Registax 6, and PS5.
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