This morning we have a clear sky and temperatures around 14°C. The planet Mars is visible 15° above the Southern horizon. Current magnitude -2.4 and diameter 22'30"; by the end of this month Mars will have a magnitude of -2.8 and a diameter of 24'30".
Both visual as photographic, light and dark areas can be seen on Mars. I was not able to see the white poles. All pictures are taken with TAL200K, ASI224MC and barlowx2. Capture software SharpCap was used with an exposure time of 180s providing max. frames of 19.000. Stacking with AutoStakkert and final editing using CS4.
Frame rate was increased by reducing the capture area from 1300x900 to 480x400.
