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22-May-2016 Andy Casely

Mars at opposition

Loftus, NSW

Mars at opposition! About as close as it's been in 10 years, and in perfect conditions for a photo. The north polar cap is at the top, dark Syrtis Mjor is approaching dusk at the right, and it's morning for Acidalia Planitia to the upper left, with a few hazy bluish clouds. The south pole is shrouded in hazy cloud, and the prominent horizontal bar across the middle is composed of Sinus Sabaeus and Sinus Meridiani.

Canon EOS 60D
A stack of 2,700 of 13,000 frames, 200mm f/5 Newtonian at f/30, ASI185MC camera, stacked and processed with Firecapture, PIPP, Registax and Photoshop. full exif

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