Mars
Mars comes into good view every second year. The 2003 opposition was a low one for us Northerners, but 2005 is completely different. The angular dimension isn't as large as 2005 was, but it gets a lot higher than in 2003 which makes observations a lot easier. Here are my results of Mars imaging to the day. I also contribute my images to URSA section of Moons, Planets and Comets . Check out also their Mars 2005 gallery to see some fantastic work other Finnish amateurs have done.
Most of my images have two versions from the same moment. The left one is taken using IR/UV Cut filter which cuts all the infrared and ultraviolet light out from the image. This represents the true appearance of the planet when looked visually. The right one is composed of the left one and one taken with IR pass filter, which lets infrared radiation pass the filter and blocks the visual Wavelengths. Mars presents significantly higher contrast in infrared and usually seeing is noticeably better in infrared wavelengths.
2005
Mars
03.12.2005 18:01 UTC: After a long cloudy period we had a clear sky. There was some haze, but at least Mars was visible... [Read More]
Phobos and Deimos
16.11.2005 19:30 UTC: I had a bunch of AVI's using different exposures at f6 trying to catch two little moons of Mars. ... [Read More]
Mars
16.11.2005 18:36 UTC: This time I have only an RGB image. My IR images was spoiled by some strange artifact. In fact it... [Read More]
Mars
01.11.2005 21:40 UTC: Seeing was bad this time. I saw nothing in the eyepiece. I thought I'd get nothing interesting ou... [Read More]
Mars
24.10.2005 21:30 UTC: Excellent seeing and Mars was high in the sky. Tube had been out for some two or three hours down... [Read More]
Mars
23.10.2005 03:53 UTC: There has been reports of dust storms in Chryse region in Mars. I've been waiting for opportunity... [Read More]
Mars
18.10.2005 19:52 UTC: Seeing was lousy this time. Image stretched and wobbled in visual band, but was still quite OK at... [Read More]
Mars
12.10.2005 21:15 UTC: Well, I think I hit the right button with the color balance. I have the Optimized Non-raw macro i... [Read More]
Mars
04.10.2005 21:42 UTC: This time I took all the images at 10fps. It is good to have shorter exposures to overcome fast c... [Read More]
Mars
24.09.2005 23:45 UTC: I tried using extension tube setup earlier this night, but it didn't give satisfactory results, s... [Read More]
Mars
23.09.2005 00:52 UTC: This is another image from 22/23.9 night. I took it only for testing purposes, but it came out qu... [Read More]
Mars
22.09.2005 23:53 UTC: This time I went out late to image Mars higher than previously. My telescope wasn't cooled down w... [Read More]
Mars
19.09.2005 22:25 UTC: It's been a while since my last mars image. Originally I was planning to image it at least once a... [Read More]
Mars
31.08.2005 00:24 UTC: Finally I got an opportunity to image Mars again. I was completely tired while taking this after ... [Read More]
Mars
17.08.2005 23:04 UTC: Here's my latest Mars. Note how the south polar cap has become completely invisible in my image. ... [Read More]
Mars
03.08.2005 23:36 UTC: This morning the seeing was totally different from my previous Mars imaging session. Visually I w... [Read More]
Mars
28.07.2005 23:46 UTC: This is my very first Mars image of the season. Mars was a bit low on the sky and I had terrible ... [Read More]