Mars

Aug. 26, 2003, Warren Wilson College

This is Mars' closest approach to earth in over 30,000 years.


Photo taken with Philips Webcam by Donald F. Collins.  44 best frames co-added out of 88.
The image on the right has been filtered with an "unsharp mask" to bring out more detail and the color has been stretched.

Telescope is Celestron Ultima 2000, eight inch aperture, generously donated by Bernard Arghiere