For the first time an astrophoto of planet Mars made from Earth captured front row center "Olympus Mons", the biggest volcano of the solar system head on.
Not only that, this giant volcano is surrounded by five other smaller volcanoes, and their shadows are clearly cast on the Martian surface. This suggests either an early morning or late afternoon moment on our neighboring planet.
There’s a distinct fulfillment when astrophotography resolves the topographic features of the heavenly real estate.
MEADE 14” LX200, SBIG STL4020. Exposure times: 2 seconds for Phobos, Deimos and asteroids. 0.01 seconds for Mars in high resolution.
Image development in CCDops, Maxim DL4 and Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended