Mars had recently left the opposition which placed it closer to the Earth than at any time in the last 60,000 years, as this image set was gathered (Aug-29-2003 approx. 4:55 UTC). Some 700 images were captured during this session, with four sub-groups using differing techniques. The above image is the result of combining 135 ISO800 images taken at 1/125th of a second using a Canon 10D DSLR and stacked pair of TeleVue Powermates (2x and 4x) on an 8" Mak-Newt.
These images were processed with Images Plus, which automates much of the cropping, stacking, aligning, and combining procedures, as well as performing restorative techniques. |
