NCKAS - Planets Astrophotos

North Central Kansas Astronomical Society

Our very own collection of images.

Used an Olympus C3040 Digital Camera using eyepiece projection (Afocal) with a 40mm Plossel eyepiece and 2X Ultima Barlow with Scopetronics Digital adapter. The hardest thing is the focus with the digital camera. Although I can get super clear focus visually, when the picture is taken the focus is off. I did capture perhaps a little hint of polar cap and surface structure if you look really close. Update! Found out later that Mars was in a global dust storm. No wonder that wasn't any structure!