From: Alan Friedman <alan@greatarrow.com>

Date: January 27, 2010 7:57:02 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Mars

Hi Milton,

That's a very handsome portrait of Mars... small, but accurate and nicely processed. There is very little to be seen from an albedo standpoint at that CM even at higher magnification, but I would have enjoyed seeing it a little bigger. Maybe you will have another opportunity sometime close to opposition.

best,

Alan

On Jan 27, 2010, at 5:36 PM, milton_aupperle wrote:

Hi Folks;

Seeing was fairly good last night, so I shot the Moon (still MAP processing them) and then Mars as LRGB.

Here is Mars at 5 meter focal length:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astro_IIDC/files/Planetary/Mars_2010_01_26_MJA.jpg

Seeing wasn't good enough to permit me to go any longer. The CSK and the NAM forecast predicted nearly perfect skies for turbulence, but there was a high frequency erratic turbulence present.

You definitely need 10+ meter focal lengths to pick up any details on Mars.

TTYL..

Milton Aupperle