Ethan Chappel @chappelastro.com · Jun 3 A distant view of Mars on June 2nd, 2025, over 2.5x farther than it was at its closest approach in January. Clouds can be seen over Olympus Mons just right of center and the three Tharsis volcanoes to the lower-right of it. #Astrophotography
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Just a pity musk is not there right now.
2025-06-02 2:24 UTC Cibolo, Texas, USA (29° N, 98° W) Hardware Sky-Watcher FlexTube 400P SynScan Goto Dobsonian, Player One Uranus-M, (2x) APM Comacorrecting 1.25" ED Barlow 2.7x, Chroma RGB (pre-2019), ZWO ADC Software FireCapture, AutoStakkert!, AstroSurface, WinJUPOS, Affinity Photo
I hope to get to see this myself soon. Got a telescope recently, can't wait to see what's out there. Can anyone recommend a good book to help me to get the hang of a telescope?