Mars Opposition 2020

 

Mars reached opposition on October 13th and won't be this close again until 2035.  It's amazing what clear skies and moving the subject closer to the lens can do for capturing details.

Photo Details

October 13, 2020

Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount

NexImage10 Camera (Color Images)

Image Acquisition iCap2.4 (Color Images)

Y800 Codec (Color Images)

ZWO ASI178mm (monochrome)

Sharpcap (monochrome)

Image Stacking in AutoStakkert
Wavelet Filtering in Registax
Final Adjustments in Photoshop