Friday, May 18, 2012

Mars on May 17, 2012


Mars as imaged in the 14 inch last night.  The angular diameter of the planet is just 9 arcseconds. The "gibbous" aspect of the planet is quite obvious.  The large triangular feature is Syrtis Major.

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NGC 2244 with the Seestar S50--a 6-hour integration

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