Subject: Mars
Exposure: 1138 frames of 1/33 second exposure
Camera: Philips ToUcam Pro
Filter: Baader UV-IR
Processing: Registax 2.0 & Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Telescope: Takahashi FS102 - 102mm f/8 apochromatic refractor @ f/32 using a TeleVue 4x Powermate
Mount: Losmandy G11
Location: Cape Cod Imaging Station. East Dennis, Massachusetts
Date: August 21, 2003 - 5:44 UT
Comments: Two of the most famous features on Mars are visible in this image. Near the upper left at about the
10 o'clock position is the round Solis Lacus or "The Eye of Mars". The brighter spot near bottom center at
around the 5 o'clock position is the giant volcano Olympus Mons.
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