Well it’s not pretty, but it’s Mars!
Well this has been a long time coming… It’s been over 4 months since my last planetary image!
A combination of bad weather, bad seeing and very low motivation for astrophotography (mainly the latter) has meant I just didn’t have my telescope out for literally 4+ months.
I’m trying to force myself back into it, and with Mars almost at opposition (although still very small at 14 arcseconds and very low in the north) I figured now is as good a time as any to get the scope out and take some images again.
So here is a very ugly Mars from Friday night in typically below average seeing and with the planet under 30deg in altitude.
I didn’t really forget anything, but it did feel a bit clunkier – everything took a little longer to get going and be up and running.
But anyway, it’s a start. It’s ugly, but it’s Mars all the same. And hopefully the motivation can climb a little higher and encourage me to get the scope out again the next time it’s clear (it’s been cloudy since then :)).
Thanks for looking.
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My name is Mike Salway and I'm an amateur astronomer and photographer. I'm the co-founder of 


