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Astrophoto: A Year of Mars Observations by Efrain Morales
Mars from July, 2011 to June 2012. Credit: Efrain Morales, Jaicoa Observatory
Superman has nothing on this big “S” created by putting together views of Mars for one full year. Efrain Morales from the Jaicoa Observatory in Puerto Rico compiled just a few images of Mars he captured from July of 2011 to June of 2012, and this collage shows the size differences in how Mars appeared in a telescope as the planet moved toward and then reached opposition in March of 2012, and how it appeared during the months afterward. Also visible is how the North Polar Cap decreased in size as the seasons changed on the red Planet.
Equipment: LX200ACF 12 inch, OTA, CGE mount, Flea3 CCD, TeleVue 3x barlows, Astronomik LRGB filter set. See more of Efrain’s work at his website.
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2012-09-24 21:47:57
Source: http://www.universetoday.com/97545/astrophoto-a-year-of-mars-observations-by-efrain-morales/
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If you were planning to land a multi million dollar rover on Mars, would’nt it make sense to time it with the the planets distance? Instead they landed it in august. Its farthest point! Hmmm?
Instead, they chased it for six months in order to land.