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Patrick Prokop
Savannah, GA, USA

11/29/2022
11:30 pm

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Equipment Details:

Telescope: Celestron 11" Edge HD
Camera: Player One Uranus-C

Post-processing Details:

Best 2,500 frames from a 5,000-frame video file stacked in AutoStakkert, sharpened in RegiStax6, modified in Photoshop

Image Details:

The planet Mars 9 days before opposition. It was just shy of 51 million miles away at the time. I took this image when Mars was 60 degrees in elevation in my backyard. Since my location is only 3 meters above sea level, I was looking through a lot of atmosphere, which distorts the view. You can't miss Mars in the ENE evening sky as a brilliant fiery ruddy red looking star.

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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!