Mars 2003/3/29

The above image is full Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital camera resolution, image processed and cropped from 2048 x 1536 to 70 x 70 pixels. Images were taken at Camp Hancock.

Mars Information
Azm: 151°32'54" Alt: +16°04'07" (with refraction: +16°07'30")

Nikon Coolpix 990 Photo Information
DSCN6712.JPG to DSCN6899.bmp 188 images stacked
CAMERA : E990V1.1
METERING : MATRIX
MODE : M
SHUTTER : 1/15sec
APERTURE : F4.0
EXP +/- : 0.0
FOCAL LENGTH : f23.4mm(X1.0)
IMG ADJUST : STANDARD
SENSITIVITY : ISO100
WHITEBAL : SUNNY
SHARPNESS : HIGH
DATE : 2003.03.29 04:42 to 05:03 PDT
DATE : 2003.03.29 11:42 to 12:03 UT
QUALITY : FULL FINE

Imaging Equipment

Telescope: Orion Argonaut™ 150mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope, f/12 focal ratio, 1800mm focal length
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital Camera afocal coupled to the eyepice
Eyepiece: ScopeTronix, Inc. STWA14 Wide Angle 14mm Eyepiece/Adapter
Focuser: JMI NGF-S Motofocus with DRO (Digital Read Out)
Telescope Mount: Orion EQ-3 mount with EQ-3M dual-axis DC motor drive on Celestron vibration suppression pads

Imaging Processing

Irfan Skiljan IrfanView Version 3.80, batch crop and conver to BMP
Cor Berrevoets Registax Version 1.1, align, select, stack and process
JASC Inc. Paint Shop Pro Version 7.04, unsharp mask, final crop and convert to JPG

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