Mars
Here is an early image from 2007's apparition of Mars. Mars subtends
only 14 arcseconds, yet is already showing some surface detail and the south
polar cap. It is currently a brilliant red/orange ruby shining in the
constellation of Gemini. This image was taken with a 90mm f/5.6 refractor
with a 5x TeleVue PowerMate for an effective focal length of 2500mm. It was
upsampled 2x using Mitchell resampling in Registax.
Takahashi Sky 90
Televue 5x PowerMate (e.f.l. 2500mm)
Phillips ToUCam Pro
Takahashi EM-200
Hutech LPS filter
Stack of 343 frames
Processed with Registax and Photoshop CS3
Here is an earlier image of Mars taken from the 2005 apparition. At
this time Mars was approximately 20 arcseconds wide.
Takahashi Sky 90
Televue 5x PowerMate (e.f.l. 2500mm)
Phillips ToUCam Pro
Losmandy GM-8
Hutech LPS filter
Stack of 1000 frames
Processed with Registax and Photoshop CS2