From: "Tim" <tjp314@pacbell.net>

Date: November 9, 2005 9:59:42 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: Mars moons animation

Raoul:

They might want to post that on the website, where they could show the

video.

-Tim.

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "Raoul Schlesser" <gr842@y...> wrote:

Hi Tim:

Thanks very much for the compliment. Since it's an animation, and a

single frame does not 

really look all that exciting (2 dots, big deal), I'm not sure if

S&T would be the right 

medium - but I do this for fun, not fame anyway :)

Anyhow, do give it a try, it's less difficult than it looks.

Capturing Deimos is relatively 

straightforward right now and probably for the next few weeks to

come, I actually 

managed to see Deimos the other night in a 3.6mm eyepiece with the

C9.25. Phobos is 

trickier, best chances are around one of its numerous greatest

elongations. As a guideline, 

I would take rather short exposures (somewhere between 0.1 and 1 s)

so that the 

overexposed scattered light around the planet stays within one Mars

radius or so. Even if 

you don't see the moon on the screen while recording, it'll probably

show after stacking. 

Have fun!

raoul

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "Tim" <tjp314@p...> wrote:

Raoul:

That is excellent work!  

Might I suggest you submit your results to Sky and Telescope? 

It'd be cool to see it 

exposed to a larger audience.

...I've been thinking of trying to capture the moons myself, after

seeing your results (I 

have 

a C-9.25 with a color Flea camera).   ...but I've got to wait

until this rain clears out!  ;o)

-Tim.