Mars 2018-07-18 06:07 UTC

Description
Seeing started out decent for Mars. Saharan dust limited transparency, but not as much as the previous night.

Notes:
Syrtis Major is rising.
There's a faint cloud above the dust storm in much of the southern hemisphere east of the central meridian.
Mare Tyrrhenum is hidden under a completely opaque part of the dust storm
Mare Cimmerium is relatively visible.
The brightness of the south polar cap is muted by the dust storm. The cap also appears to have a hole.
Equipment
ZWO ASI290MM
Astro-Physics Advanced Convertible Barlow
Celestron EdgeHD 14
Logs
FireCapture v2.6  Settings
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Observer=Ethan Chappel
Location=Cibolo, TX, USA
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Gamma=50 (off)
Brightness=1 (off)
AutoHisto=75 (off)
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
USBTraffic=40 (off)
AutoGain=off
HighSpeed=off
AutoExposure=off
FPS=100 (off)
Histogramm(min)=0
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Histogramm=50%
Noise(avg.deviation)=0.46
Limit=150 Seconds
Sensor temperature=35.0°C
Focuser position=2906
FireCapture v2.6  Settings
------------------------------------
Observer=Ethan Chappel
Location=Cibolo, TX, USA
Scope=Celstron C14 EdgeHD
Camera=ZWO ASI290MM
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Profile=Mars
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Gamma=50 (off)
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AutoHisto=75 (off)
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
USBTraffic=40 (off)
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FPS=100 (off)
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Focuser position=2876
FireCapture v2.6  Settings
------------------------------------
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Gamma=50
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AutoHisto=75 (off)
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
USBTraffic=40 (off)
AutoGain=off
HighSpeed=off
AutoExposure=off
FPS=100 (off)
Histogramm(min)=0
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Limit=150 Seconds
Sensor temperature=34.2°C
Focuser position=2886
FireCapture v2.6  Settings
------------------------------------
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Gamma=50 (off)
Brightness=1 (off)
AutoHisto=75 (off)
SoftwareGain=10 (off)
USBTraffic=40 (off)
AutoGain=off
HighSpeed=off
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FPS=100 (off)
Histogramm(min)=0
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Sensor temperature=34.6°C
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FireCapture v2.6  Settings
------------------------------------
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------------------------------------
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Profile=Mars
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Focuser position=3031