Mars
  • Details
    Date Taken: 04/24/2016
    Location: Amelia, Ohio
    Telescope: Orion StarMax 127mm Equatorial Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope
    Other Mount: Celestron CG4
    Camera: Orion StarShoot 5 MP Solar System Color Camera
    Processing: Registax 6, Corel Paintshop Pro
    Exposure: stack of 125 frames of 500 shot at 11fps
    Other Equipment Used: GSO 2.5x barlow
    Notes:

    This was my first attempt at Mars and I'm pleased how it turned out. I had thought the bright area near Mars' center was an artifact, but as it turns out that's the location of a large volcano, so I suspect it's merely a brightening due to the presence of some ice or ice clouds.