Mars UTC

CM1: 121.70°

CLat: +7.30°

Description

I left my telescope out all night after imaging Venus with the hopes of imaging Mars. To my surprise, everything was covered in slushy dew when I came back. The sky was also full of thin clouds.

Viewing the red channel by itself helps brings out surface features, while the blue channel brings out the ice clouds.

Notes:

  • There appears to be an ice cloud near the terminator, the line between day and night.
  • I suspect the South Polar Hood is visible in the blue channel
  • Mare Sirenum is visible as a dark area straddling the southern limb of Mars.

Logs
FireCapture v2.6  Settings
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Observer=Ethan Chappel
Camera=ZWO ASI174MM
Filter=R
Profile=Mars
Diameter=4.46"
Magnitude=1.50
CM=125.6°  (during mid of capture)
FocalLength=10300mm (F/36)
Resolution=0.12"
Filename=2020-01-12-1251_1-EC-R-Mars.ser
Date=2020_01_12
Start=12_49_53.884
Mid=12_51_08.896
End=12_52_23.909
Start(UT)=12_49_53.884
Mid(UT)=12_51_08.896
End(UT)=12_52_23.909
Duration=150.025s
Date_format=yyyy_MM_dd
Time_format=HH_mm_ss
LT=UT -6h
Frames captured=5760
File type=SER
Binning=no
Bit depth=8bit
Debayer=no
ROI=184x190
ROI(Offset)=0x0
FPS (avg.)=38
Shutter=26.00ms
Gain=355 (88%)
Gamma=50 (off)
Brightness=1 (off)
FPS=100 (off)
AutoGain=off
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
USBTraffic=80 (off)
AutoExposure=off
AutoHisto=75 (off)
HighSpeed=off
Histogramm(min)=0
Histogramm(max)=156
Histogramm=61%
Noise(avg.deviation)=1.39
AutoAlign=false
PreFilter=none
Limit=150 Seconds
Sensor temperature=17.6°C