Mars: Ready for its Closeup

June 2, 2016 Tom Higgins No Comments

Mars on June 2, 2016 — Mars, just 47 million miles away on June 2, 2016, shows off its white polar caps.

Telescope: Custom-built 8-inch Newtonian, f/7.5
Camera: Canon 60Da
Video imaging mode: 60 fps, 640 x 480 cropped sensor; 20 s (1,200 frames)
Shutter speed: 1/500 s
ISO: 800
Processing: Registax 6, Photoshop CS5

Categories: Astroimaging

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