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I also removed that dim, ugly halo around Mars - this was only visible after I recalibrated my computer monitor on 8 September 2003
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Mars at 23:25 on 1 September 2003. I added some red to the image of Mars on the right.
| Date: 2 September 2003 | Telescope: 10 inch SCT | Streaming speed in Astro-Snap: - around 4 fps |
| Times: 23:25 UT | Camera: Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 | Processing: 200 frames stacked out of 1400 |
| Observatory: Hartbeespoort | Magnification: 2x Meade Barlow | Software: Astro Snap, K3 CCD Tools and Photoshop |
| Mars Apparent Diameter: 25.0 " | Illuminated Fraction: 0.997 | Distance from Earth: 0.3749 ua | Central meridian: 276 |