Contains:  Solar system body or event
Mars, Cottage Astrophotography

Mars

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With our closest approach to Mars on October 6th and Mars opposition on October 13th, I had 1 clear night smack dab in the middle.

I don't usually do planetary photography, and seeing conditions around the lake weren't good with all the humidity & fog in the air at this time of year. That eliminated any chance of using a proper barlow on this shot... but the native 2032mm of the Celestron 8" SCT did show a fair amount of surface detail on our red neighbour.

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Mars, Cottage Astrophotography