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Mars in Sagittarius, May 2001
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The summer of 2001 provided one of the finest opportunities for viewing Mars in many years. In this image the planet is located just above the spout of the famous teapot in the midst of one of the richest collections of nebulas and star clusters in the entire Milky Way (see labeled image). The wind was quite strong but seeing was reasonably good when this image was taken.
| Date | 28 May 2001 |
| Optics |
Nikormat with 55 mm MicroNikkor; piggy-back on scope on A-P 900GTO mount |
| Exposure | One 30 min @ f3.5 on EliteChrome200 film, Lumicon DeepSky filter |
| Processing | Levels, color balance, and unsharp mask in Photoshop |