Mars 2018-10-06 03:44 UTC

Description

Seeing was much better than it was for Saturn.

Notes:

Olympus Mons is setting
Mare Cimmerium is sprawled across the southern hemisphere.
There appears to be some clouds near the south pole.
The south polar cap continues to shrink as spring progresses.

Equipment

ZWO ASI174MM

Celestron X-Cel 3x

Celestron EdgeHD 8

Logs

FireCapture v2.4  Settings
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FPS (avg.)=54
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Gain=350
USBTraffic=80
HighSpeed=off
Brightness=1
AutoExposure=off
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
Gamma=50
Histogramm(min)=0
Histogramm(max)=119
Histogramm=46%
Noise(avg.deviation)=1.00
Limit=180 Seconds
Sensor temperature=26.4 °C
FireCapture v2.4  Settings
------------------------------------
Camera=ZWO ASI174MM
Filter=G
Profile=Mars
Diameter=9.20"
Magnitude=-0.02
CM=341.9°  (during mid of capture)
FocalLength=8550mm
Resolution=0.14"
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Date=12_02_2018
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Date_format=MM_dd_yyyy
Time_format=HHmmss
LT=UT -6h
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File type=AVI
Extended AVI mode=true
Compressed AVI=false
Binning=no
ROI=228x228
ROI(Offset)=0x0
FPS (avg.)=57
Shutter=12.00ms
Gain=350
USBTraffic=80
HighSpeed=off
Brightness=1
AutoExposure=off
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
Gamma=50
Histogramm(min)=0
Histogramm(max)=140
Histogramm=54%
Noise(avg.deviation)=1.05
Limit=180 Seconds
Sensor temperature=26.4 °C
FireCapture v2.4  Settings
------------------------------------
Camera=ZWO ASI174MM
Filter=R
Profile=Mars
Diameter=9.20"
Magnitude=-0.02
CM=338.9°  (during mid of capture)
FocalLength=8300mm
Resolution=0.15"
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Date=12_02_2018
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File type=AVI
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Binning=no
ROI=228x228
ROI(Offset)=0x0
FPS (avg.)=57
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Gain=339
USBTraffic=80
HighSpeed=off
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AutoExposure=off
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
Gamma=50
Histogramm(min)=0
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Histogramm=52%
Noise(avg.deviation)=0.90
Limit=180 Seconds
Sensor temperature=26.4 °C