Mars at Vastitas Borealis | Peter Nerbun

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Photographer:

Peter Nerbun

Location of Photo:

Perry Hall, Maryland

Date/Time of photo:

Feb 6, 2012 at 10:22 UT

Equipment:

C11 SCT, 3x barlow lens, I-Nova PLA-Mx monochrome webcam, motorized filter wheel, Astronomik RGB filters, Crayford focuser

Description:

I captured Mars in the Vastitas Borealis and Syrtis Major regions this morning at 5:22 AM. Note the small wave like structure at the top of Vastitas Borealis (between the two spots that flank the "wave"). Also note the thin clouds covering part of the Elysium area.

Website:

http://www.howardastro.org/halgal/main.php?g2_itemId=11766