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Socializing with Mars, astropical

Socializing with Mars

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging
Socializing with Mars, astropical

Socializing with Mars

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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With unexpected luck the sky was free though enshrouded by a high thin cloud layer which I used as a Gaussian Blur filter. This is Mars showing off with 22.57" sized guts, much wider than mine, relatively speaking - no opposition offered. Just a simple single RGB shot with an IR-cut filter, no tricks. Since wind gusts heralding an approaching typhoon shook the setup I opened my shirt grabbed it at the bottom and spread it with both arms to mimic a primitive wind shield in front of the mount, visually more likely a giant bat. Perhaps that is why people rushed to bring their children in. "Kasei (火星)" is the Japanese word for Mars meaning "Fire Planet". The coming days are still good for catching up with Mars, also because the planet rises high up during sociable evening hours.

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Socializing with Mars, astropical