Mars



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Date: 4 June 2016
Location: High Halden, Kent
Exposure: 5000 frames at 30 frames/sec
Telescope: Celestron C11 with x2 Barlow on Skywatcher EQ6 mount
Camera: Altair GPCAM2 224C Colour
Guiding: Nikkor 300mm lens with QHY5 camera.
Filters: IR/UV cut filter
Processing: Stacked using AutoStakkert!2, RGB registered in Registax then deconvolved
Comments: Mars was only 17 degrees above the horizon - badly placed this year.