Object: Mars at Opposition
Date: 8/29/03  06:48  UT
Location: ASLC Observatory (NMSU), Las Cruces, NM
Telescope: ASLC 12.5" Classical Cassegrain
Guiding: N/A
Camera: ToUCam Pro webcam  (640 X 480 resolution, 5FPS)
Processing: AVI captured using K3CCDTools. 20 frames hand picked from over 1000 and stacked using Registax2.  Final levels and sharpening in Photoshop.
Comments: This image was captured using a unique telescope, which was designed and built by members of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces, including Dr. Clyde Tombaugh.  The OTA was built using a rocket body from the White Sands Proving Ground and the tracker is a 1895 Grubbs of Dublin gravity driven mount.

© Dave Dockery 2003