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Mars, Roman God of War

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Mars

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Magnitude: bright
Object Size: 22.5 arc sec
Comment: approaching Opposition
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Date Taken: 2020-09-18
Camera DSLR: Canon SL1
Exposure: 1/100 sec, ISO 1600
Telescope (Optics):   Celestron C9.25 f/10 SCT
Focal Length (FL): 2350 (5800 mm with Barlow)
Field of View(FOV):   TBD
Mount: iOptron CEM60
Quick Notes: Teleview 2.5x Barlow used
Location: Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida
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Skies: fair, scattered clouds, after front and Hurricane Sally

Object Information:
Mars is approaching opposition in 1 month, getting larger every day

Other Notes
First Light for this scope!
This is a Stack of 400 images, made from using the movie mode of the DSLR.

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