oldfruit Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Just been out imaging Mars, conditions are not great but i have captured some detail. There is what appears to be a lot of cloud? on the lower left of the Martian disc. Someone please correct me if i am wrong. Taken with spc900, 3x tv barlow + extension tube and 8 inch newt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I was out viewing Mars tonight as well, I agree with what you say, I don't have the detail you have (obviously) but I saw plenty of what I thought was cloud, as well as a brief glimps or two of the ice cap. Nice shots with plenty of detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Very nice shots-some nice detail,clear polar cap. I was also out last night viewing mars and could only visually make out cloud detail through my 200p but I was happy with that as its only the second time I have mange to make out any detail on mars. Considering I live in a part of the city where it is so light polluted I was fairly pleased with what I saw. Glad you a good session too Darren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Fantastic detail Mark, those images tie in with what I was getting visually. Even though conditions weren't great I was getting the best views of Mars this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted March 22, 2012 Author Share Posted March 22, 2012 I did spend a little time observing visually too and Mars was looking quite good last night. To be honest i think my focus was a little off and also i have over processed a little to enhance the cloud. I have only managed to image Mars a couple of times so i am still playing with the capture settings and hope to acheive better results with experience, as i had the same with Jupiter and it took me a couple of sessions to find the best settings for capture. Trial and error is half the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 The cloud wasn't as obvious visually but it was definately there. Nice to have some images to confirm observations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest @ndyC Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 (edited) These images of Mars are really impressive i was outside last night using my 2x Barlow with a 10mm and saw these dark features on the surface and its good to see them on an image from last night. Edited March 22, 2012 by @ndyC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fluke Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 Loads of detail Mark, very impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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