| Date: 9 and 10 August 2003 | Telescope: 10 inch SCT | Streaming speed in Astro-Snap: - around 4 fps |
| Times: 22:13. 23:09, 23:26 23:43, and 00:16 UT | Camera: Logitech Quickcam Pro 4000 | Processing: 100 frames stacked out of 1400 |
| Observatory: Hartbeespoort | Magnification: 3x Tele Vue Barlow | Software: Astro Snap, K3 CCD Tools and Photoshop |
| Mars Apparent Diameter: 23.8 " | Illuminated Fraction: 0.979 | Distance from Earth: 0.3936 ua | Central meridian: 74.05 to 104.04 |
The bitmaps for the pictures of Mars in the top row were captured using 20 percent gamma.
The bitmaps for the pictures of Mars in the top row were captured using 40 percent gamma.
The higher setting works much better - there is more dynamic range within the darker areas on Mars. (Translated in English: there is a greater range of lighter and darker areas when using 40 percent gamma.) Areas are not just dark or light, there is a larger range of areas getting darker and darker - this means more detail is visible for the pictures of Mars at the bottom.