Mars 2003/6/28

The above image is one half of the Nikon Coolpix 990 Digital camera resolution, image processed and cropped.

Mars Information
Azm: 170°40'21" Alt: +30°04'42" (with refraction: +30°06'24")

Nikon Coolpix 990 Photo Information
DSCN1722.JPG to DSCN1821.JPG 80 images stacked out of 99 taken
CAMERA : E990V1.1
METERING : CENTER
MODE : M
SHUTTER : 1/8sec
APERTURE : F4.0
EXP +/- : 0.0
FOCAL LENGTH : f23.4mm(X1.0)
IMG ADJUST : STANDARD
SENSITIVITY : ISO100
WHITEBAL : SUNNY
SHARPNESS : HIGH
DATE : 2003.06.28 04:38 to 04:49 PDT
DATE : 2003.06.28 11:38 to 11:49 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: Orion Epic ED-2 5.1mm Eyepiece
Focuser: JMI NGF-S Motofocus with DRO (Digital Read Out)
Telescope Mount: Orion EQ-3 mount with EQ-3M dual-axis DC motor drive

Imaging Processing

JASC Inc. Paint Shop Pro Version 8.00, batch crop and convert to BMP
Cor Berrevoets Registax Version 1.1, align, select, stack and process multiple images
JASC Inc. Paint Shop Pro Version 8.00, unsharp mask, final crop and convert to JPG

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