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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: Sun 12 Jan 2025 05:38:17 PM EST 1 1
2025-01-10-0149_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=1ms_lapl6_ap85_drizzle15p15reg1balgimp.png-annotated.png.jpg




2025-01-10-0149_2-k-l-mars_zwo_asi585mc_exposure=1ms_lapl6_ap85_drizzle15p15reg1balgimp.png-annotated.png.jpg

FireCapture v2.7.14 Settings ------------------------------------ Observer=kk Location=yarker ontario canada Scope=Celestron 9.25 SCT Camera=ZWO ASI585MC Filter=L Profile=Mars Diameter=14.55" Magnitude=-1.34 Altitude=37.27° Airmass=1.65 CM=35.8° (during mid of capture) FocalLength=5350mm (F/22) Resolution=0.11" Filename=2025-01-10-0149_2-k-L-Mars_ZWO ASI585MC_Exposure=1.2ms.ser Date=20250109 Date(UT)=20250110 Start=204816.666 Mid=204916.666 End=205016.666 Start(UT)=014816.666 Mid(UT)=014916.666 End(UT)=015016.666 Duration=120.000s Date_format=yyyyMMdd Time_format=HHmmss LT=UT Frames captured=9751 FPS (avg.)=81 File type=SER Binning=1x1 Bit depth=8bit Data=RAW Debayer(Preview)=yes Debayer(Data)=no (RAW) Debayer(Algorithm)=NearestNeighbor Debayer(Pattern)=RG ROI=796x800 ROI(Offset)=1344x496 Shutter=1.196ms Gain=448 (74%) AutoExp=off AutoGain=off Brightness=1 Gamma=50 HardwBin=off HighSpeed=off USBTraffic=100 WBlue=75 WRed=55 Histogramm(min)=0 Histogramm(max)=101 Histogramm=39% Noise(avg.deviation)=1.35 eADU=0.062 AutoAlign=false PreFilter=none Limit=120 Seconds Sensor temperature=5.0°C



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