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Old 01-November-2009, 03:32 PM
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Here is an image of Mars that I took this morning.

http://kyleedwards1.webs.com/apps/ph...otoid=57659584

It looks like the North Polar Cap has grown quite a bit since my last image. Syrtis major is the prominent dark area near the terminator, and Hellas basin can be seen far south of it towards the bottom.

The image was taken with my Takahashi CN-212 Telescope and ToUcam pro camera, and a Meade 2x apo barlow with a focal extender was used (effectively a 3.1x barlow) putting the focal ratio at around F/38.
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Well done, you have that set up really well tuned!

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Hi Kyle
I agree with Rick You and your set up are looking grand. No doubt. Clear skie Paul
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Very nice image of Mars, Kyle! Well done!

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Very nice.

It looks as big as a full moon!

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breathtaking!
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Thanks everyone, I appreciate the comments.
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Nice indeed =).

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LOL!
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Hi Kyle, An Excellent image of the red planet, Nice albedo features and ice cap. You did great my friend welldone and Clear Skies.
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Wow, that is a great image. Great detail with Mars so small.
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Here is an image of Mars that I took this morning.

http://kyleedwards1.webs.com/apps/ph...otoid=57659584

It looks like the North Polar Cap has grown quite a bit since my last image. Syrtis major is the prominent dark area near the terminator, and Hellas basin can be seen far south of it towards the bottom.

The image was taken with my Takahashi CN-212 Telescope and ToUcam pro camera, and a Meade 2x apo barlow with a focal extender was used (effectively a 3.1x barlow) putting the focal ratio at around F/38.


Such a very amazing link!
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Wow, is that Phoenix poking out of the frost there?
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