| Date: 16 July 2003 | Telescope: 10 inch SCT | AVI: 1/10 sec for 120 seconds at 5 fps |
| Time: 01:12 (GMT + 2h00) | Webcam: Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 | Processing: 100 and 150 frames stacked |
| Observatory: Hartbeespoort | Magnification: 3x Tele Vue Barlow | Software: K3CCDTools and Photoshop |
| Mars Apparent Diameter: 19.4 " | Illuminated Fraction: 0.925 | Distance from Earth: 0.4837 ua | Central meridian: 345.71 |
Picture on the left: 100 frames stacked, picture on the right has 150 frames stacked. Adding too many frames includes lower quality frames which drags down quality. So even after 1500 frames have been captured, I use only 100 of the best frames, not 150 or more.
| Date: 16 July 2003 | Telescope: 10 inch SCT | AVI: 1/10 sec for 75 and 480 seconds at 5 fps |
| Time: 02:30 (GMT + 2h00) | Webcam: Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 | Processing: 100 frames stacked |
| Observatory: Hartbeespoort | Magnification: 3x Tele Vue Barlow | Software: K3CCDTools and Photoshop |
| Mars Apparent Diameter: 19.4 " | Illuminated Fraction: 0.926 | Distance from Earth: 0.4834 ua | Central meridian: 4.71 |