Mars rotation

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Mars rotation

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My GSO RC8 does OK also in planetary imaging:
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23 minutes, 3-minute intervals, PGR Chameleon 3 mono (ICX445) + Baader Red 610 nm long-pass filter, @f/16.

The small bulge in the upper right is the Olympus Mons.


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I remember years ago picking up Olympus Mons and a couple of other volcanic mountains up visually in my Criterion 6" F8 newtonian. Clouds/frost at their peaks made them visible. I'll never forget that.


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Wow!! I have never seen Olympus Mons before :bow :bow :bow

You make me want to get up in the night and view Mars :shock:

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Montana wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:41 am Wow!! I have never seen Olympus Mons before :bow :bow :bow

You make me want to get up in the night and view Mars :shock:

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