| Object: Mars |
Common name: — |
Other names: Red Planet |
| Optics: 10" LX200GPS at f/25 |
Mount: Standard Field Tripod and Superwedge |
| Camera: ST-7E |
Exposure: 0.33 second |
Sub-expsoures 0.11 second |
| Temp: -12° C |
Other Accessories: SBIG CFW-8 |
| Location: Arcadia, CA |
Date: June thru August 2003 |
| Processing: Image acquisition, align, and color combine in CCDSoft. Compositing, curves, unsharp mask, and resize in Photoshop. |
Other Notes: Above are four images of Mars taken over 2 months up to its closest approach to Earth on August 27. |
