anil.ketkar
2023 1-5 Mars2x at20_23_09_AS_F3800_ap232 R6CrJ
We captured Mars on Jan 5, 2023 at about 8.23 pm local time using our C8 Edge telescope with a 2x Powermate to get a focal length of 4064mm. We used our Planetary color camera ZWO ASI178 MC and SharpCap software to capture several 4 minute videos at 60 fps. At the time of taking this video, the martian feature of Syrtis Major & Hellas basin were quite nicely placed. This image captures several of the darker "Mare" areas (dried up sea beds) and higher land lighter areas including the Hellas Basin.
Our image shows these features clearly and also captures the Borth polar hood/cloud structure at the top of the image. However, there is a "rind" artifact along the top edge which we could not remove. We used SharpCap to acquire 4 minute videos at 60 to 65 fps. We then stacked the best 3800 frames out of the 15,500 frames of the video to create this image. Enjoy!
2023 1-5 Mars2x at20_23_09_AS_F3800_ap232 R6CrJ
We captured Mars on Jan 5, 2023 at about 8.23 pm local time using our C8 Edge telescope with a 2x Powermate to get a focal length of 4064mm. We used our Planetary color camera ZWO ASI178 MC and SharpCap software to capture several 4 minute videos at 60 fps. At the time of taking this video, the martian feature of Syrtis Major & Hellas basin were quite nicely placed. This image captures several of the darker "Mare" areas (dried up sea beds) and higher land lighter areas including the Hellas Basin.
Our image shows these features clearly and also captures the Borth polar hood/cloud structure at the top of the image. However, there is a "rind" artifact along the top edge which we could not remove. We used SharpCap to acquire 4 minute videos at 60 to 65 fps. We then stacked the best 3800 frames out of the 15,500 frames of the video to create this image. Enjoy!