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[Borodog]

Mars emerges from occultation. C11 EdgeHD + ASI678MC + ZWO ADC. Imaged at 25 degrees elevation.

 

You can click on this image to see an animation, each frame of which was created by stacking 50 frames. If you have a high resolution monitor, the video is available in 4K.

 

 

 

If you would like to see the raw footage, here's that, also in 4K:

 

https://youtu.be/tUWY82gv9T8

 

Thanks for looking!

 

Edit: I've replaced the original animation with a stabilized version. If you want to see the original, non-stabilized version, here it is:

 

https://youtu.be/3RGaYEXXRXY

Edited by Borodog, 02 February 2023 - 09:03 AM.

[gstrumol]

That is so cool!! 

 

Gary

[dcaponeii]

Great job!!  We had complete overcast and freezing rain.  Clouded out of both occultations!! 

[David Boulanger]

I saw it go behind two nights ago but had the scope set up for something else.  Regret that decision now.  Awesome job

[ClownFish]

Interesting to see it pop up in a different area than where I saw it in central New Mexico.

[Tulloch]

Excellent image and animation!

[KiwiRay]

Very cool!

[Lopper]

Great capture, Mike! Thanks for sharing!

[Tom Glenn]

Great job Mike!  How did you approach the colors?  The Moon seems very red/orange to me.  Regardless, really cool image and video!

[Borodog]

Thanks everyone! Much appreciated!

 

Tom, the colors are as captured; no adjustments, no saturation or vibrance. The processing here is minimal, only what I could accomplish with PIPP and Autostakkert. The Moon was very low in the sky, 25 degrees, and I had left the white balance controls where they had been for captures at much higher elevations.

 

Also, I have reprocessed this video to stabilize on the Moon. I replaced the link to the animation in the OP with the stabilized version.

Edited by Borodog, 02 February 2023 - 09:08 AM.

[Tulloch]

Thanks everyone! Much appreciated!

 

Tom, the colors are as captured; no adjustments, no saturation or vibrance. The processing here is minimal, only what I could accomplish with PIPP and Autostakkert. The Moon was very low in the sky, 25 degrees, and I had left the white balance controls where they had been for captures at much higher elevations.

 

Also, I have reprocessed this video to stabilize on the Moon. I replaced the link to the animation in the OP with the stabilized version.

Nice, I much prefer the moon stabilised version - not too sure why you have it reversing, but I've never been a fan of reversing videos  .

[Borodog]

I have it reversing because I am not a fan of looping videos. ;O) It allows your eyes to engage in smooth pursuit of the target rather than disjointedly jumping back and forth.