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| | The following images were taken around the 2005 opposition, the closest
one in the next 18 years.
Otherwise noted, all images were produced with the following setup:
 | Meade 10" LX200GPS |
| Philips Toucam Webcam |
| Meade Series 5000 5x TeleXtender (Barlow Lens) |
| UV/IR-cutoff filter |
| AVI frames captured with K3CCDTools |
| Stacked and processed with Registax 3 & PS |
| All images are positioned south up |
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2005 Oct 22, 05:39 UT
Mars nears opposition.
Notice the huge dust storm near and around the polar cap at about 60
degrees latitude. This storm started at the equator and has been
moving on a daily basis.
At the time Mars was 7 days from closest approach and 98%
illuminated.
570 frames @ 1/25s |
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2005 Oct 5, 08:07 UT
First try on Mars this season.
Still using a 2x Barlow. A 5x one is on its way.
1796 frames @ 1/25s |
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