Mars by Wes Higgins

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Uploaded by on Jun 12, 2008

Planets by Wes Higgins as seen through two reflectors ranging from 14" to 18". 9000 to 11500 mm efl. DMK21, LUO75, ToUcam Pro, Infinity 2-1m.

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  • Is there a possiblity that you could reach similar results using 350/1600mm dobsonian telescope?

  • @ParaglidingManiac I believe nice tracking system and finely made mount are needed. An equatorial platform could help also. Anyway one couldn't give up fine movements adjusting devices in such an all-but-cheap dobsonian mount. No light breeze should shake the scope, otherwise the loss of digital infos would lead to average final results: so high resolution shows any failure. According to the tracking smoothness in this movie, it seems that telescope was mounted in a very expensive setup.

  • @balzerbarn,

    355/1600mm dobsonian is on a GOTO system. I wonder if that's enough...

  • @ParaglidingManiac Recent uploads (surf ut.) shows these systems as a little shaky, requiring frequently corrections to keep planets within the field of view. Processing is dreadful and more than timewasting when you have to register a shaky sequence.

    In addition, magnification was low in most cases I saw. Of course, everybody is free to try.

    Hope future will give better alt-az tracking technology at reasonable cost. But, it seems to me that best astroimagers have got classic equatorial setups.

  • @ParaglidingManiac In the end, top seeing and top optical-mechanical quality are all is needed to reach them. I don't know the quality spread in the production of 350 mm mirrors. Never looked through them, sorry.

  • from the ground or special location?

  • @DanFrederiksen From the ground, I presume. Through a very performing scope. Under excellent seeing, in addition...

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  • @cjellwood Because the same solar energy is spread over a much larger surface at the poles than the equatorial zones.

  • yes it is. mars is dam hard to get mag on and a good view of it. nice scope dude.

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  • Gute Aufnahme mit Großer Öffnung und guter Kamera.

    v.g.

    Achim

  • hmm do you have it upside down? that ice cap is on the other side in other videos

    Some dont even have the ice cap

  • Superb

  • Great image. Wish I could get some surface detail on my 6" Newt. :(

  • Hello, in your video, Why is the north pole of mars iluminated?

  • The chromatic aberation makes it actually look cooler.

  • Extremely powerful telescope.

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