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Mars 2020-10-16. RGB. Mons Olympus, Pedro Garcia

Mars 2020-10-16. RGB. Mons Olympus

Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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Time (UT): 22:23

Conditions: Good!

Altitude above the horizon: 50.11º.

Resolution: 0.12 arcsec/pixel (Barlow x2.5).

Conditions were so good that I tried to mount the GSO 305/1500, but an injured shoulder curbed my plans. The Orion Optics UK was the substitute, but I couldn't get bigger images, as it wouldn't focus with the QHY 178M Coldmos and a bigger barlow.

But I'm glad (even realizing that I may enjoy such sky twice or three times a year) because this is the first time that one of my pictures shows so clearly the Olympus Mons.

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Mars 2020-10-16. RGB. Mons Olympus, Pedro Garcia