MARS 2005
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Mars |
| Date | 11/17/2005 0244 UT |
| Exposure | 20 x 150 ms RGB |
| Camera | SXV-H9 with Edmund Scientific filters |
| Telescope | 11" Newtonian and 3X Barlow (approx. f/13.5) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | MaximDL, Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Clear, cold (~32º), Mars about 45 degrees altitude |
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Mars |
| Date | 10/28/2005 0411 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/50; stack of 400 frames |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 11" Newtonian and 3X Barlow (approx. f/13.5) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Clear, cool, good transparency, Mars about 45 degrees altitude |
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Mars |
| Date | 10/22/2005 1025 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stack of 185 frames |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 10" SCT and 18 eyepiece projection (approx. f/57) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Clear, cool, good transparency, steady seeing |
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Mars |
| Date | 10/18/2005 0411 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stack of 400 frames |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 10" SCT and 12mm eyepiece projection (approx. f/64) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Clear, cool, good transparency, moderately steady seeing |
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Mars |
| Date | 10/16/2005 0434 and 0457 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stacks of 566 and 1185 frames (respectively) |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 10 SCT w/3X Barlow negative projection (approx. f/30 enlarged 1.5X) and 12mm eyepiece projection (approx. f/64) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Clear, cool, good transparency, moderately steady seeing |
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Mars |
| Date | 9/27/2005 0618 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stack of 153 frames (2X drizzled) |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 10 SCT w/3X+2X Barlow negative projection (approx. f/60) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Clear, cool, good transparency, moderately steady seeing |
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Mars |
| Date | 9/26/2005 0918 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stack of 230 frames |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 10 SCT w/3X Barlow negative projection (approx. f/30) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Light fog, fair seeing |
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Mars |
| Date | 9/21/2005 0918 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stack of 302 frames |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 10 SCT w/eyepiece projection (approx. f/35) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Very clear, fairly steady seeing |
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Mars |
| Date | 9/11/2005 0955 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stacks of 135, 355 and 262 combined in PS |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 10 SCT w/eyepiece projection (approx. f/30) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Some cloud cover and ground fog; LM ~2 (closer to 4 overhead) |
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Mars |
| Date | 9/10/2005 0729 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stacks of 724 (3X Barlow) and 242+354 (EPP combined in PS) |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 10 SCT w/eyepiece projection (approx. f/45;
11439 mm) 10" SCT w/3X Barlow (approx. f/30; 7620 mm) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS (3X Barlow image increased 150%) |
| Comments | Thick haze; LM ~ 2.0 |
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Mars |
| Date | 8/27/2005 0916 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stacks of 1000+400 (combined in PS) |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 11" Newtonian w/eyepiece projection (approx. f/24; 6584mm) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS (size increased 150%) |
| Comments | Thin haze, some ground fog, very good seeing |
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Mars |
| Date | 8/22/2005 1016 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/33; stack of 1141/1487 |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | 11" Newtonian w/eyepiece projection (approx. f/15) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3 w/ drizzle X2, Photoshop CS (size increased 130%) |
| Comments | Passing clouds, very good seeing |
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Mars |
| Date | 8/21/2005 1043 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stack of 100/1496 |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | Meade 10" SCT w/eyepiece projection (approx. f/33) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | High thin clouds, moderate seeing |
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Mars |
| Date | 8/20/2005 0937 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/25; stack of 440/1476 |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | Meade 10" SCT w/eyepiece projection (approx. f/33) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Shot through clouds; moderate seeing |
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Mars |
| Date | 8/13/2005 0926 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/33; stack of 500/1492 |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | Meade 10" SCT w/eyepiece projection (approx. f/32) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Clear and transparent, but with poor seeing. Low clouds passing through. |
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Mars |
| Date | 8/10/2005 0910 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS; shutter 1/33; stack of 253 and 530 combined |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | Meade 10" SCT w/eyepiece projection (approx. f/20) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Very thick haze; limiting visual magnitude 2; very steady but poor transparency |
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Mars |
| Date | 8/9/2005 0915 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS (Best 300/1000) |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | Meade 10" SCT @ f/30 (~7500mm FL) |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3 |
| Comments | Thick haze; limiting visual magnitude 3 |
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Mars |
| Date | 8/7/2005 approximately 0930-1000 UT |
| Exposure | 5 FPS |
| Camera | ToUCam Pro 840 |
| Telescope | Meade 10" SCT @ f/20 and f/30 |
| Guiding | none |
| Processing | Registax3, Photoshop CS |
| Comments | Moderate seeing, haze, dewing |
