Mars

19:52 18/10/2005 UTC

Seeing was lousy this time. Image stretched and wobbled in visual band, but was still quite OK at IR. The difference in resolution between the RGB (left) image and IrRGB (right) is clearly visible. I also got a new computer. It isn't high end by today's standards, but compared to my previous 4 year old computer it does process these images faster. Like five minutes versus one hour...

Camera: Phillips ToUCam Pro II webcam | Telescope: Orion Optics Europa 200mm f6 Newtonian reflector, Televue Powermate 5x | Mount: Orion Skyview Pro, Boxdoerfer PowerFlex MTS-3SLP drive controller | Filters: Baader IR/UV block, Baader IR pass filter | Guiding: - | Exposure: 400(1500) RGB + 600(1500) IR 1/10s f30 | Software: Qastrocam, Registax, GIMP | Location: 60°31'N 26°52'E (Koivula/Kotka,FI) |