Hi Group, Another session on mars. Each day that passes it is getting smaller and more difficult to capture with good results. Hellas region is getting very bright at top area of photo.

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Mars has faded quite a bit in the sky but sure looks like opposition in your photo. Hellas Basin really stands out!

Rick

Great pictures especially with it at only 13 arcseconds. That is about as big as it will get in the next opposition.

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Thanks RickJ and Kyle, Yes it is getting smaller but still getting good results. The next show in two years will be at this size at closest.

what are the arc minute sizes for oppositions over the next few years?

...very niced result, Efrain!

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Lovely work, The Helas and polar regions stand out beautifully. It's amazing how quickly the naked eye brightness has diminished but you wouldn't notice from your photos.


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Matt

Thanks Spaceboy0, Diets, Matt for your kind remarks, I had a chart don't know where i put it but the next max size is 13.2, then i believe 9 and gradually go up in size every two years (one marsian year).