This is my first attempt of this years apparition of Mars, now subtending 19.5 arcseconds. Images were extracted with Registax from about a thousand separate frames over a trio of 20 second recording times. This is about as good seeing as we get here in Payson, at the foothills of the Mogollon Rim.

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
CCD Camera:  Vesta Cam Pro
Exposure:  1/125
Filters:  None
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 4.5 fwhm (Average), Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  50F
Processing Tools:  Photoshop, Registax
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