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Mars at opposition - infrared - 850nm IR pass, Dale Hollenbaugh

Mars at opposition - infrared - 850nm IR pass

Mars at opposition - infrared - 850nm IR pass, Dale Hollenbaugh

Mars at opposition - infrared - 850nm IR pass

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Mars at opposition. Photo taken in infrared using 850nm IR pass filter.

The transparency was good, but the seeing was poor and I just couldn't get any surface details of Mars. Since my new planetary camera is especially sensitive in infrared, I tried my 850nm IR pass filter to cut through some of the bad seeing conditions. It helped, but the image was dimmer and I only got marginally better detail. This was my first use of infrared.

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Mars at opposition - infrared - 850nm IR pass, Dale Hollenbaugh