The skies were clear most of the night, and I was able to capture a number of video clips with a web cam. This is one of several images taken around 2:30 a.m. local time. South is up in this image.
To see another image taken that same night, click here.
This image of Mars was taken from my backyard in Scottsdale, Arizona, using a ToUcam web cam on a FCT-150 refractor with a Televue 4x PowerMate. The focal length was about f28. The images were aligned and stacked with Registax.
Constellation: Aquarius
RA: 22h 48m 27.6s Dec: -14d 48' 24"
August 17, 2003
Image by Sid Leach
Scottsdale, Arizona
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