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Last Mars of 2018, JDJ

Last Mars of 2018

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Well, this is probably my last Mars of the 2018 opposition. I like that Olympus Mons was prominent on this night as I don't believe I managed to capture an image with it included until now. It has been an interesting 6 or so months working on improving my planetary imaging while watching the changing face of Mars. Looking forward to doing it again in 2020...

Imaged with a C8 Evo, custom Siebert 2x barlow, ZWO ADC, Baader UV-IR cut filter, and ZWO ASI224MC. Imaging train was configured to give me ~F/22. Image capture using Firecapture (typ Gain = 290, 4ms exposure, ~150 FPS). Stacking in AutoStakkert3 (best 20% of ~45,000 frames per 300 second capture, 1.5x drizzled). Wavelet sharpening in Registax 6. Image de-rotation and combining in WinJUPOS 10.3.10. Final sharpening and stretch in Registax 6.

FireCapture v2.5 Settings

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Observer=JDJ

Scope=Celestron Nextstar Evolution 8

Camera=ZWO ASI224MC

Filter=UV-IRCut

Profile=Mars

Diameter=14.78"

Magnitude=-1.15

CM=125.4° (during mid of capture)

FocalLength=4750mm (F/23)

Resolution=0.16"

Filename=2018-10-08-0020_3-J-UV-IRCut.avi

Date=2018_10_08

Start=001751.206

Mid=002021.210

End=002251.215

Start(UT)=001751.206

Mid(UT)=002021.210

End(UT)=002251.215

Duration=300.009s

Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd

Time_format=HHmmss

LT=UT -5h

Frames captured=44574

File type=AVI

Extended AVI mode=true

Compressed AVI=false

Binning=no

ROI=280x278

ROI(Offset)=0x0

FPS (avg.)=148

Shutter=4.000ms

Gain=275 (45%)

USBTraffic=100

AutoExposure=off

WBlue=95

Brightness=1

HardwareBin=off

WRed=52

HighSpeed=on

Gamma=50

AutoHisto=75 (off)

SoftwareGain=10 (off)

Histogramm(min)=0

Histogramm(max)=174

Histogramm=68%

Noise(avg.deviation)=n/a

Limit=300 Seconds

Sensor temperature=31.5 °C

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Last Mars of 2018, JDJ

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