~ Mars ~
Taken by Noeleen Lowndes on September 16, 2020 @
Gold Coast Qld Australia
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Date Taken: 2020:09:18 22:25:19
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There is an incredible amount of detail now showing on the surface of Mars as the planet gets closer and closer to Earth for its close opposition in October. The hardest thing is trying to get a clear enough sky to capture some images without those pesky clouds!
But I waited and waited and finally at 3.00am I was rewarded with a bit of steady sky to capture this lovely image where you can see Syrtis Major and the bright large landmasses of Terra Arabia and Eden. The very dark long land mass is called Terra Meridian and the south polar cap is very prominent…I’m so happy ☺ ☺ ☺
Image taken with a Meade LX200 10 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and a ZWO 120 MC-S camera with 3x Barlow lens attached. An AVI movie file was captured with 1500 frames that were stacked in RegiStax6 and processed in PS CS4.
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