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PLANETARY  IMAGES
2000 - 2003

   8/27/03 9:51UT   Mars CM = 122.26; Diameter = 25.11"; Dist = .373 AU
Mars at it's closest to earth in nearly 60,000 years.  The image is orientated with south at the bottom.
Aanheim, CA;  SP-C8 @ f/35; Astrovid 2000 video camera; FlashBus MV frame grabber; RRGB Tri Color:  Alignment and image processing  with MaxIm DL and Photoshop 6.0.

 
7/1/01  5:23UT  Mars CM = 99.36; Diameter = 20.48"; Dist. = .457AU.
The imgage is orientated with south at the top.
Anza, CA;  SP-C8 @ f/35; Astrovid 2000 video camera; FlashBus MV frame grabber; LRGB Tri Color:  Alignment and image processing  with MaxIm DL and Photoshop 4.01.  

   6/17/01 8:38UT  Mars CM = 271.0; Diameter = 20.7"; Dist. = .452AU.
The image is orientated with south at the top.  To see the names of a few of the surface features, click here.
Anza, CA;  SP-C8 @ f/35; Astrovid 2000 video camera; FlashBus MV frame grabber; LRGB Tri Color:  Alignment and image processing  with MaxIm DL and Photoshop 4.01.

   5/6/01 11:57UT   Mars  CM = 324.1: Diameter = 15.17": Dist. = .617AU
Los Alamitos, CA;  Cave 10" Newtonian Reflector @ f/20.8; Astrovid 2000 video camera; FlashBus MV frame grabber; LRGB Tri Color.  Alignment and image processing  with MaxIm DL and Photoshop 4.01.

   2/3/01  1:40UT   Venus in UV Light
Los Alamitos, CA;  Cave 10" Newtonian Reflector @ f/20.8; Astrovid 2000 video camera; FlashBus MV frame grabber; LRGB Tri Color;  UV filter used for Luminance.  Alignment and image processing  with MaxIm DL and Photoshop 4.01.

   12/30/00  7:30UT    Io's shadow transiting Jupiter
Los Alamitos, CA;  Cave 10" Newtonian Reflector @ f/20.8; Astrovid 2000 video camera; FlashBus MV frame grabber; LRGB Tri Color;  Alignment and image processing  with MaxIm DL and Photoshop 4.01.

   11/25/00  6:45UT     Saturn
Los Alamitos, CA;  Cave 10" Newtonian Reflector @ f/20.8; Astrovid 2000 video camera; FlashBus MV frame grabber; LRGB Tri Color;  Alignment and image processing  with MaxIm DL and Photoshop 4.01.

   9/6/00  11:10 UT   Jupiter with Io at upper right
Los Alamitos, CA;  SP-C8 @ f/35; Astrovid 2000 video camera; FlashBus MV frame grabber; LRGB Tri Color:  Alignment and image processing  with MaxIm DL and Photoshop 4.01.

   9/6/00  11:38 UT  Saturn
Los Alamitos, CA;  SP-C8 @ f/35; Astrovid 2000 video camera; FlashBus MV frame grabber; LRGB Tri Color:  Alignment and image processing  with MaxIm DL and Photoshop 4.01.
 
 

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