{"id":10821,"date":"2025-01-11T11:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/?p=10821"},"modified":"2025-01-11T11:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T15:45:05","slug":"mars-20250109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/2025\/01\/mars-20250109\/","title":{"rendered":"Mars 20250109"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some images of Mars&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>2024July, 2024 August with the Vixen VC200L<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-07-18-0854_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure2ms_lapl6_ap2_drizzle15p10reg3bal.png-annotated.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-07-18-0854_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure2ms_lapl6_ap2_drizzle15p10reg3bal.png-annotated.png-129x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-07-18-0854_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure2ms_lapl6_ap2_drizzle15p10reg3bal.png-annotated.png-129x150.jpg 129w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-07-18-0854_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure2ms_lapl6_ap2_drizzle15p10reg3bal.png-annotated.png-257x299.jpg 257w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-07-18-0854_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure2ms_lapl6_ap2_drizzle15p10reg3bal.png-annotated.png-879x1023.jpg 879w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-07-18-0854_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure2ms_lapl6_ap2_drizzle15p10reg3bal.png-annotated.png-768x893.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-07-18-0854_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure2ms_lapl6_ap2_drizzle15p10reg3bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-08-14-0854_3-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure3ms_lapl6_ap5_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-08-14-0854_3-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure3ms_lapl6_ap5_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png-129x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"129\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-08-14-0854_3-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure3ms_lapl6_ap5_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png-129x150.jpg 129w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-08-14-0854_3-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure3ms_lapl6_ap5_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png-257x299.jpg 257w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-08-14-0854_3-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure3ms_lapl6_ap5_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png-879x1023.jpg 879w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-08-14-0854_3-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure3ms_lapl6_ap5_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png-768x893.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-08-14-0854_3-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure3ms_lapl6_ap5_drizzle15p10reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 129px) 100vw, 129px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2024 October<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-10-27-0945_0-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap28_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-10-27-0945_0-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap28_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png-126x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"126\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-10825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-10-27-0945_0-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap28_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-10-27-0945_0-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap28_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png-252x299.jpg 252w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-10-27-0945_0-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap28_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png-862x1023.jpg 862w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-10-27-0945_0-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap28_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png-768x912.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2024-10-27-0945_0-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap28_drizzle15p5reg1bal.png-annotated.png.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 100vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and last night 2025Jan09 with the Celestron C9.25<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-10-0149_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap85_drizzle15p15reg1balgimp.png-annotated.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-10-0149_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap85_drizzle15p15reg1balgimp.png-annotated.png-862x1023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"617\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-10826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-10-0149_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap85_drizzle15p15reg1balgimp.png-annotated.png-862x1023.jpg 862w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-10-0149_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap85_drizzle15p15reg1balgimp.png-annotated.png-252x299.jpg 252w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-10-0149_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap85_drizzle15p15reg1balgimp.png-annotated.png-126x150.jpg 126w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-10-0149_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap85_drizzle15p15reg1balgimp.png-annotated.png-768x912.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/2025-01-10-0149_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure1ms_lapl6_ap85_drizzle15p15reg1balgimp.png-annotated.png.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>also included is the Sky&#038;Tel Mars simulator showing topographical features<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marsimulator.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marsimulator-299x239.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"239\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marsimulator-299x239.jpg 299w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marsimulator-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/marsimulator.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>All with x1.5 barlow<\/p>\n<p>Overall I am Squeeeee! ing  (with joy) all over the place over last nights latest image!<\/p>\n<p>Seeing was poor, transparency was poor and  there was that large honkin moon still up in the east as well.  Mars was only 37 degrees up over the horizon.<\/p>\n<p> It will only get better! (no moon, higher Mars, better seeing and transparency)<\/p>\n<p>We are looking at Chryse in the middle of the planet, Solis Lacus a little to the lower left, Sinus Meridani to the right .  The Tharsis region to the upper left.<\/p>\n<p>New standard workflow: firecapture, autostakkert!, regixtax, gimp, imagemagick<\/p>\n<p>Now to start work on the Jupiter run and try out using WinJupOS on a run of 36 . <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some images of Mars&#8230;. 2024July, 2024 August with the Vixen VC200L 2024 October and last night 2025Jan09 with the Celestron C9.25 also included is the Sky&#038;Tel Mars simulator showing topographical features All with x1.5 barlow Overall I am Squeeeee! ing (with joy) all over the place over last nights latest image! Seeing was poor, transparency [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10821"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10828,"href":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10821\/revisions\/10828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlightcascade.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}