Mars

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 “Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, being larger than only Mercury. In English, Mars carries the name of the Roman god of war and is often referred to as the "Red Planet". The latter refers to the effect of the iron oxide prevalent on Mars's surface, which gives it a reddish appearance distinctive among the astronomical bodies visible to the naked eye. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, with surface features reminiscent of the impact craters of the Moon and the valleys, deserts and polar ice caps of Earth.”

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Date : October 18, 2020 12:30AM EDT
Location : Backridge Observatory, Spruce Knob, West Virginia

Equipment used :
 Lens or telescope -- Homemade 16" Newtonian
 Mount -- AP 1200
 Camera -- ZWO  ASI174M

Acquistion Software : ACP, FireCapture 2.6

Processing Software :AutoStakkert 3.1.4 , RegiStax 6.1.0.8, Photoshop

Exposure Detail : RGB composite of 5000 frames each.  Best 200 frames selected and stacked with AutoStakkert.  Wavelet processing with RegiStax.  RGB aligned, sharpened, and de-nosied with PhotoShop.