Mars Is Difficult - Adam Lundie - Eatons Hill Observatory

Mars Is Difficult

29-May-2016
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Mars Is Difficult
Although Mars is at it's biggest and brightest this week, it's so small, it's a difficult subject to get any detail out of.

Image:

  • Top 5% frames from 7 minute 1080p video @ 25fps

Hardware:

  • Celestron EdgeHD 1100
  • SkyWatcher EQ8 Pro Mount
  • Canon 5D Mark III
  • Varimax II Eyepiece Projection @ maximum projection distance
  • 17mm Celestron Plossl Eyepiece

Location:

  • Green zone in Brisbane, Australia. (Bortle 4)
  • Average-poor seeing.

Software:

  • AutoStakkert: Frame extraction & stacking
  • Registax: Wavelets
  • Photoshop CC: Noise reduction, high pass filter.

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