Mars
2nd image of 2020, taken in Lowestoft, UK, on 13 July 20, at 3.55 am bst.
Celestron NexStar 6se SCT & Altair Hypercam 183c.
AVI video stacked in Autostakkert 2. Touched-up in PS CC.
Seeing was good. The South Polar Ice-cap (composed of water ice & dry ice) shows up very nicely. The dark patches includes (I think) Mare Acidalium to the S, & Syrtis Major to the W (left), according to Sky & Telescope, Mars Profiler.
Mars is getting closer to Earth & will be in opposition at 2320 utc on October 13, 2020.
Hope Humans do get there in not too distant future.
Mars
2nd image of 2020, taken in Lowestoft, UK, on 13 July 20, at 3.55 am bst.
Celestron NexStar 6se SCT & Altair Hypercam 183c.
AVI video stacked in Autostakkert 2. Touched-up in PS CC.
Seeing was good. The South Polar Ice-cap (composed of water ice & dry ice) shows up very nicely. The dark patches includes (I think) Mare Acidalium to the S, & Syrtis Major to the W (left), according to Sky & Telescope, Mars Profiler.
Mars is getting closer to Earth & will be in opposition at 2320 utc on October 13, 2020.
Hope Humans do get there in not too distant future.