After my Jupiter imaging session last night, I turned my attention to Mars. From my site, I can only currently image Mars when it is low in the sky. As it rises, it disappears into the trees that surround the observatory site. Last night's image was taken at about 2:00 UT. Mars was low in the NE sky. I imaged with the 125 mm Mak and 2x Barlow. I managed to get about 1800 frames before trees intervened. This image shows very little detail, but faint markings are visible and the gibbous phase is apparent.
The 2022 opposition is not particularly favorable. The maximum disk size on December 8 is 17 arcseconds--as compared to 24.2 arcseconds in the favorable opposition of 2018.
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