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2018
Note: Mars during the long awaited 2018 opposition. Unfortunately the planet-size storm currently ongoing is taking away any surface features
Telescope: Celestron CPC 800 (8") @ f/10
Camera: Skyris 236M with Orion RGB Filter
Exposure: Stack of 1024 of 5000 frames @ FPS (avg.)=99 Shutter=10.01ms Gain=200 (41%)
Apparent Mag: -2.71
Distance: 0.3911 AU
Date: 22th Jun 2018
Time: 1:38 am
Note: My first image of Phobos and Deimos. Reduced 50%
Telescope: Celestron CPC 800 (8") @ f/10
Camera: Skyris 236M with Orion L Filter
Exposure: Stack of 500 frames @ 16 bit 6 FPS Shutter=250.0ms Gain=326 (67%)
Apparent Mag: Mars -2.71, Phobos 10.50 & Deimos 11.59
Radius: Phobos 10.8 km & Deimos 6.1 km
Distance: 0.3911 AU
Date: 22nd Jul 2018
Time: 1:50 am
Size: Granada, Spain
2016
Telescope: Celestron CPC 800 (8") @ f/20
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: DMK 21AU04 with Orion RGB Filters
Exposure: -
Apparent Mag: -1.49
Distance: 0.5586 AU
Date: 26th Jun 2016
Time: 10:28 pm
2009-2010
Telescope: Celestron CPC 800 (8") @ f/20
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: DMK 21AU04 with Orion RGB Filters
Exposure: Stack of 1783R, 2003G, 1814B out of 4000 frames, 1/60 s @ 60 fps, Gain 865
Apparent Mag: -1.16
Distance: 0.6718 AU
Date: 19th Jan 2010
Time: 02:27 am
Site: Campbell, CA
Telescope: Celestron CPC 800 (8") @ f/20
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: DMK 21AU04 with Orion RGB Filters
Exposure: Stack of 932R, 1186G, 1240B out of 3000 frames, 1/60 s @ 60 fps, Gain 846
Apparent Mag: -1.14
Distance: 0.6740 AU
Date: 18th Jan 2010
Time: 00:30 am
Telescope: Celestron CPC 800 (8") @ f/20
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: DMK 21AU04 with Orion RGB Filters
Apparent Mag: -0.51
Distance: 0.80 AU
Date: 21th Dec 2009
Time: 4:23 am
Telescope: Celestron CPC 800 (8") @ f/20
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: DMK 21AU04 with Orion RGB Filters
Apparent Mag: 0.94
Distance: 1.57 AU
Date: 6th Sep 2009
Time: 6:19 am
2007
Notes: One exposure every ten minutes. 31 in total. Images are twice the original size. I had to stop due to clouds covering the view.
Telescope: Celestron 4 SE (4") @ f/26
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: Celestron NexImage
Date: December 16-7th 2007
Time: 9:00 pm to 2:10 am
Telescope: Celestron 4 SE (4") @ f/26
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: Celestron NexImage
Apparent Mag: -1.63
Distance: 0.59 AU
Date: 23th Dec 2007
Telescope: Celestron 4 SE (4") @ f/26
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: Celestron NexImage
Apparent Mag: -1.58
Distance: 0.58 AU
Date: 17th Dec 2007
Time: 00:20 am CST
Telescope: Celestron 4 SE (4") @ f/26
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: Celestron NexImage
Apparent Mag: -1.09
Distance: 0.65 AU
Date: 22th Nov 2007
Telescope: Celestron 4 SE (4") @ f/26
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: Celestron NexImage
Apparent Mag: -1.02
Distance: 0.66 AU
Date: 19th Nov 2007
Telescope: Celestron 4 SE (4") @ f/26
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: Celestron NexImage
Apparent Mag: -1.00
Distance: 0.67 AU
Date: 18th Nov 2007
Telescope: Celestron 4 SE (4") @ f/26
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: Celestron NexImage
Apparent Mag: -0.59
Distance: 0.77 AU
Date: 30th Oct 2007
Telescope: Celestron 4 SE (4") @ f/26
Barlow: Orion 2x Shorty Plus
Camera: Celestron NexImage
Apparent Mag: -0.23
Distance: 0.89 AU
Date: 11th Oct 2007

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