Mars during 2011-2012

All images have been taken with an Orion Optics Newtonian 250mm @f/6.3 telescope (lamda/8 optics) mounted on an EQ6 SYNSCAN German Equatorial mount. 
A Unibrain Fire-i 785b (Monochrome) camera was used along with ATIK motorized filter wheel.
A Televue 3x barlow was used to increase the effective focal length and consequent magnification. 
Image acquisition with Torsten Edelmann's Firecapture software or Fire-i Software

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June 19, 2012 Condition very trebulance.

- Mare Cimmerium
- Gomer Sinus
- Trivium Charontis
- Elysium
- Utopia
- Nodus Alcyonius



Mars (CM : 205)


April 30, 2012 Condition very trebulance.
I have capture 20min.

- Sinus Sabaeus
- Sinus Meridiani
- Aeria
- Ismenius Lacus
- Chryse
- Niliacus Lacus



Mars (CM : 352)


April 26, 2012 Condition very trebulance with a part at some filters good.
I have capture 20min.

- Sinus Sabaeus
- Sinus Meridiani
- Ismenius Lacus
- Chryse
- Niliacus Lacus



Mars (CM : 27)


March 24, 2012 Condition very trebulance.
I have capture 20min.

- Sinus Sabaeus
- Sinus Meridiani
- Aeria
- Ismenius Lacus
- Chryse
- Niliacus Lacus



Mars (CM : 352)


March 19, 2012 Condition average.
I have capture 38min.

- Nilliacus Lacus
- Mare Acidalium
- Nikokeras
- Chryse
- Tharsis
- Arcadia
- Noctis Lacus



Mars (CM : 66)



Mars (CM : 60)


March 17, 2012 Condition average.
I have capture 38min.

- Nilliacus Lacus
- Mare Acidalium
- Nikokeras
- Chryse
- Tharsis
- Arcadia
- Nix Olympica (Olympus Mons) with cloudys
- Phoenicis Lacus
- Noctis Lacus



Mars (CM : 78)



Mars (CM : 63)


March 16, 2012 Condition average.
I have capture 38min.

- Nix Olympica (Olympus Mons) with cloudys
- Tharsis
- Arcadia
- Amazonis
- Phoenicis Lacus
- Noctis Lacus
- Claritas
- Mare Sirenum



Mars (CM : 106)


March 06, 2012 Condition with turbulence.

- Nix Olympica (Olympus Mons)
- Mare Cimmerium
- Gomer Sinus
- Trivium Charontis
- Elysium
- Utopia
- Nodus Alcyonius



Mars (CM : 186)


March 04, 2012 Condition with turbulence.

- Mare Cimmerium
- Gomer Sinus
- Trivium Charontis
- Elysium
- Utopia
- Nodus Alcyonius



Mars (CM : 199)


March 01, 2012 Condition with turbulence.
I have capture only 25min.

- Syrtis Major
- Mare Cimmerium
- Hellas
- Aeria
- Arabia
- Utopia
- Nodus Alcyonius



Mars (CM : 243)


February 28, 2012 Condition poor.

- Syrtis Major
- Nodus Alcyonius
- Elysium
- Utopia
- Arabia
- Arabia
- Aeria



Mars (CM : 250-260)
Animated GIF



Mars (CM : 250-260)


February 23, 2012 Condition very poor.
I have capture only 36min.

- Syrtis Major
- Simus Sabaeus
- Hellas
- Eden
- Aeria
- Arabia
- Utopia
- Nodus Alcyonius



Mars (CM : 308)


February 18, 2012 Condition poor.
I have capture only 19min.

- Simus Sabeaus
- Simus Meridiani
- Eden
- Niliacus Lacus
- Mare Acidalium
- Oxia Palus



Mars (CM : 3)


February 17, 2012 Condition poor.
I have capture only 19min.

- Simus Sabeaus
- Simus Meridiani
- Eden
- Niliacus Lacus
- Mare Acidalium
- Oxia Palus



Mars (CM : 11)


January 23, 2012
I reprocess my last Mars capture at 23 January 2012 with Autostakkert program from Emil Kraaikamp.
Real the final result is more clear with good details.

Condition bad with many cloudys.
I have capture only 16min.

- Elysium
- Elysium Mons
- Trivium Charontis
- Cerberus I
- Mare Cimmerium
- Mare Tyrrhenum
- Syrtis Minor
- Syrtis Major



Autostakkert Vs Registax


January 23, 2012 Condition bad with many cloudys.
I have capture only 16min.

- Elysium
- Elysium Mons
- Trivium Charontis
- Cerberus I
- Mare Cimmerium
- Mare Tyrrhenum
- Syrtis Minor
- Syrtis Major



Mars (CM : 225)


January 15, 2012 Condition bad.
I have capture about 60min and I work the De-rotation procedure of WinJUPOS.

- Sinus Meridiani
- Oxia Palus
- Eden
- Niliacus Lacus
- Chryse
- Mare Acidalium



Mars (CM : 359)


January 03, 2012 Condition perfect with the part air turbulence.
I have capture about 43min and I work the De-rotation procedure of WinJUPOS.
The right image is R-G-B combine with PS

- Amazonis
- Nix Olympica (Olympus Mons)
- Mare Sirenium
- Arcadia
- Phoenicis Lacus
- Tharsis



Mars (CM : 102)



Mars (CM : 117)



Mars (CM : 117)
R-G-B combine with PS


December 29, 2011 Condition not so perfect.
I see something doing at the Trivium Charondis and the Cerberus, it may have clouds.
The first left RGB image is my first try to work the De-rotation procedure of WinJUPOS

- Amazonis
- Nix Olympica (with cloudy's)
- Mare Sirenium
- Arcadia
- Trivium Charondis and Cerberus
- Elysium Mons



Mars (CM : 168)


Novemebr 19, 2011 Condition not so perfect.
- Amazonis
- Mare Sirenium & Mare Cimmerium
- Diarcia
- Utopia
- Propontis Complex
- Elisium
- Trivium Charontis



Mars (CM : 217)


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