Mars

21:30 24/10/2005 UTC

Excellent seeing and Mars was high in the sky. Tube had been out for some two or three hours downloading photons from nearby galaxies so no tube currents either this time. All felt like going very smooth and it really shows in the result. I even managed to resolve the paint drip like markings below the Mare Cimmerium.

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: 300(1500) RGB + 750(1500) IR 1/10s f30 | Software: Qastrocam, Registax, GIMP | Location: 60°31'N 26°52'E (Koivula/Kotka,FI) |