Mars

Mars

Date: 3 January 2025
Location: Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Telescope: Celestron NexStar8SE with Aluminum Dewshield
Mount: Celestron CGEM II
Lens: Tele Vue 2.5x - 1.25" Powermate

Camera: ZWOASI120MC-S
Resolution: 0.30"/pixel
Focal Ratio: f/25.0

Control Software: Celestron PWI (CPWI) Telescope Control Software
Capture Software: SharpCap Pro v4
Pre-Processing Software: AutoStakkert! 4.0.11 (x64)
Post-Processing Software: RegiStax 6,PhotoshopCS3 and Microsoft Photos with Screenshot to enlarge image

Camera Settings:
[ZWO ASI120MC-S (37114A041C010900, via USB3)]
FrameType=Light
Pan=160
Tilt=120
Output Format=SER file (*.ser)
Binning=2
Capture Area=640x480
Colour Space=RGB24
Exposure/Gain Shift=0
Temperature=11
High Speed Mode=On
Overclock=30
Turbo USB=45
Flip=Vert
Frame Rate Limit=Maximum
Gain=28
Exposure=1.0000ms
Timestamp Frames=Off
White Bal (B)=90
White Bal ®=87
Brightness=2
Auto Exp Max Gain=53
Auto Exp Max Exp MS=27984
Auto Exp Target Brightness=100
Mono Bin=Off
Mask over exposed pixels=Off
Flip (after dark/flat)=None
Trail Width=3
Minimum Trail Length=100
Trail Detection Sensitivity=9
Remove Satellite Trails=Off
Background Subtraction=Off
Planet/Disk Stabilization=On
Banding Threshold=10
Banding Suppression=0
Apply Flat=None
Hot Pixel Sensitivity=5
Subtract Dark=None
DisplayStretchEnable=1
NegativeDisplay=0
Display Black Point=0
Display MidTone Point=0.39414582669198933
Display White Point=1
Notes=
TimeStamp=2025-01-04T04:22:37.3111724Z
SharpCapVersion=4.1.11529.0
StartCapture=2025-01-04T04:22:37.3048159Z
MidCapture=2025-01-04T04:22:53.7347645Z
EndCapture=2025-01-04T04:23:10.1647131Z
JDStartCapture=2460677.682376
JDMidCapture=2460677.682566
JDEndCapture=2460677.682757
Duration=32.860s
FrameCount=5000
ActualFrameRate=152.1612fps
TimeZone=-5.00