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Located near the hamlet of Yarker, Township of Stone Mills, province of Ontario, Canada
For determination of Mars surface features: https://skyandtelescope.org/wp-content/plugins/observing-tools/mars_profiler/mars.html

Date Page Last Generated / Number of sessions / Number of Images: Thu 18 Jul 2024 11:57:48 AM EDT 4 4
2020-11-14-2330_5-kk-l-mars_exposure=3ms_zwoasi290mc_pipp_g4_ap22_drizzle15wk9p10.png 2020-11-05-0052_5-kk-l-mars_exposure=10ms_zwoasi290mc_pipp_lapl4_ap19_drizzle15wk9per25.png-annotated.png 2020-10-11-0109_1-kk-l-mars_exposure=19ms_zwoasi290mc_pipp_lapl4_ap29_drizzle15wk9.png-annotated.png 2020-06-07-0837_6-kk-L-Mars_ASI290MC_Exposure=10ms_Gain=293(off)_pipp_lapl4_ap19_Drizzle15w.png




2020-11-14-2330_5-kk-l-mars_exposure=3ms_zwoasi290mc_pipp_g4_ap22_drizzle15wk9p10.png

FireCapture v2.7 02 BETA Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=kevin kell Location=scgo Scope=meade102mmSC Camera=ZWO ASI290MC Filter=L Profile=Saturn Diameter=15.93" Magnitude=0.67 CMI=250.1° CMIII=230.7° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=1250mm (F/12) Resolution=0.48" Filename=2020-11-14-2330_5-kk-L-Sat_Exposure=2.9ms_ZWO ASI290MC.ser Date=20201114 Start=232805.505 Mid=233035.506 End=233305.507 Start(UT)=232805.505 Mid(UT)=233035.506 End(UT)=233305.507 Duration=300.002s Date_format=yyyyMMdd Time_format=HHmmss LT=UT Frames captured=50597 File type=SER Binning=1x1 Bit depth=8bit Debayer=yes DebayerAlgorithm=NearestNeighbor BayerPattern=RG ROI=320x338 ROI(Offset)=776x536 FPS (avg.)=168 Shutter=2.870ms Gain=315 (52%) AutoExposure=off AutoGain=off AutoHisto=75 (off) Brightness=1 FPS=100 (off) Gamma=50 (off) HighSpeed=off SoftwareGain=10 (off) USBTraffic=80 WBlue=95 WGreenOffset=0 (off) WRed=52 Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=167 Histogramm=65% Noise(avg.deviation)=n/a Limit=300 Seconds Sensor temperature=7.0°C




2020-11-05-0052_5-kk-l-mars_exposure=10ms_zwoasi290mc_pipp_lapl4_ap19_drizzle15wk9per25.png-annotated.png

Observer=kevin kell Location=scgo-yarker ontario canada Scope=Meade 102mm Schmidt Cassegrain f20 FL=2000 Camera=ZWO ASI290MC Filter=L Diameter=19.33" Magnitude=-2.01 Altitude=43° CM=355° Frames captured=17K Binning=1x1 Bit depth=8bit




2020-10-11-0109_1-kk-l-mars_exposure=19ms_zwoasi290mc_pipp_lapl4_ap29_drizzle15wk9.png-annotated.png




2020-06-07-0837_6-kk-L-Mars_ASI290MC_Exposure=10ms_Gain=293(off)_pipp_lapl4_ap19_Drizzle15w.png



10cm Meade SC FL=1000mm - RA tracking only

20cm Skywatcher Dobsonian FL=1200mm - alt-az drift scan

20cm Meade LX200 FL=2000mm alt az tracking

102mm Meade SC FL=1000mm - Meade LXD55 tracking

20cm Vixen VC200L FL=1800mm Skywatcher AZ-EQ6GT tracking

Cameras used:

  • The ZWO ASI290MC camera (2018 December) Sensor: 1/2.8" CMOS IMX291 12bit output (12bit ADC) Resolution: 2.1 Mega Pixels 1936x1096 Pixel Size: 2.9 um Exposure Range: 32us-2000s
  • The ZWO ASI20MC camera (2014 September) Sensor: 1/3" CMOS AR0130CS(Color) Resolution: 1.2Mega Pixels 1280x960 Pixel Size: 3.75 um Exposure Range: 64us-1000s