Mars on 27th August...

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I read on another thread that Mars will be visible on the 27th of August and will look like a second moon. Anyone able to confirm this and can advise where to be looking for it to photograph? Will it literally look like another moon so as to identify it easily?

Can't wait to have a go at shooting it.....:woot:

Cheers,

Neil
 
:bat:Bu66er!!
 
so i can put away the 100-400 :'( A Mars Aday Helps You Put Your Len's Away


my happy pill are working fine:)
 
I have been told that on Monday 1st of Sept you can actually see the ......SUN
 
Wow, I haven't seen the sun for ages! My leeks will be pleased. I've been told the way to large leeks is to put a cowpat in a bucket of water and water them. Not that you wanted to know that.

Sorry about Mars but the earth is quite fascinating.
 
Mmm...

I`m, by NO means, a space expert (nor trying to be a smartypants ;) ) but I don`t think we`ll ever see Mars from Earth as we see the moon...

It`s just to far awaaaaaaaaaay...

:)
 
I managed to see Mars through my scope just after closest approach and at a magnification of 160x (I don't know how to convert that sorry, the focal length of the scope was 800mm and I was using a 5mm eyepiece), it looked like a small reddish dot. Larger than the background stars but still tiny. It's been moving away from us for most of this year. At the moment Neil, you're best option on Planets is Jupiter, at the longest end, and a massive crop, you won't get any details, but you should be able to see the Galilean moons (the 4 big ones, I've done this with my 55-250, quite easy in a pair of 10x50 binos for instance)

Dangermouse, that would be nice :D
 
jgs001 said:
At the moment Neil, you're best option on Planets is Jupiter, at the longest end, and a massive crop, you won't get any details, but you should be able to see the Galilean moons (the 4 big ones, I've done this with my 55-250, quite easy in a pair of 10x50 binos for instance)
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Yes, I get a good clear view of Jupiter most nights at the moment and have tried a couple of times with my 75-300mm. So far, I only seem to get just Jupiter - or a very blown Jupiter and feint moons because of the light difference between them. I wondered whether a bracketed shot with a combination processed through PS might help? What camera settings do you find works best?

Cheers,

Neil
 
:thinking: sorry Neil, I don't recall. The bracket might be best. I've only ever done this to capture the moon positions so always blown the planet. When I image Jupiter, I'm going to use my scope and webcam as this will provide me with much better image scale and should be able to capture the planetary cloud bands on the surface.
 
Hi Neil,
yes, as you say the difference in brightness between the moons and jupiter makes photographing both impossible.
I find that I need between 1-1/2 and 2 secs at iso 200, f7.5 to capture moons and less than 1/4 sec for Jupiter itself.
You could then combine them in PS.
With the magnification you have, you are never going to see more than a bright disc for Jupiter though, I think you're looking at about 2000mm focal length for planetary detail.
Good luck and post any success you have.
 
mbscad said:
I find that I need between 1-1/2 and 2 secs at iso 200, f7.5 to capture moons and less than 1/4 sec for Jupiter itself.
You could then combine them in PS.
With the magnification you have, you are never going to see more than a bright disc for Jupiter though, I think you're looking at about 2000mm focal length for planetary detail.
Good luck and post any success you have.
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Thank you for that - I'll start off with your suggested settings and see what I can come up with :thumbs:

Neil
 
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