Mars in opposition

#my_astrophotography

#mars_in_opposition

 

A planet is said to be in opposition when Earth lies directly between it and the Sun. As the planet sits in the opposite part of the sky to the Sun, it’s positioned closest to Earth for its current ‘apparition’, or period of visibility.

 

Dubai - Distance from Earth 62.675 million KM, when imaging the planet at 10:22pm UAE 4+ GMT 13.10.2020

 

 

Taken by:

Telescope 🔭

Celestron CPC 800

 

And with the camera:

ZWO ASI290MC

2x Barlow Lens

Baader UV/IR-Cut L-filter

 

11280 Frame

Speed

94 f/s

120 sec.

Stacked only

40% of total frames

 

Stacked using:

Autostakkert

Registax

Photoshop

Done