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Sona Shahani Shukla
New Delhi, India

11/12/2022
11:58 pm

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Equipment Details:

8" Skywatcher Flextube Dobsonian on an EQ Platform, ZWO ASI178MC camera, Svbony UV/IR Filter, Televue 2.5x Powermate

Post-processing Details:

Captured 19757 frames in sharpcap stacked 25% in Autostakkert, Wavelets in Registax, Fine tuning in PS.
Camera settings: Gain 316, Exposure:7.0220ms ROI:640*480

Image Details:

Northern polar cap visible even thru an eyepiece, southern pole obscured by a regional storm, if you have seen these dust storms, you can see it in this image as well. Two images show how within moments the seeing varies, could get only 3 videos, then it was futile, hope to get better images as Mars approaches it's opposition.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!