Although the Mars approach is coming to the end this time, we are still receiving Mars images taken earlier last month. This Mars Image comes from Spanish astronomy amateur Máximo Ruiz Romero. Máximo is based in Barcelona, and he has been using DMK 21AU04.AS astronomy camera for almost a year.

Mars Image - Click to open the original image

I quote Máximo‘s email as below:

Take the file up from the catch data program Lucam recorder.

Location: Sabadell / Barcelona -  Spain.
Date:  5-1-2010

Camera: The Imaging Source DMK 21AU04.AS.
Exhibition: Canal R+G+B+IR Pro , video of 45 Sg. / 30 FPS
Filter: RGB Baader, IR pro 742 Astronomik

Optics:  Meade LX 200 10” ACF f/22

Processed:  Lucam Recorder,  PixInsight and Registax 5.

In the email, Máximo also introduced his personal web where you will find more astro images captured by him. http://www.astromodelismo.es/index.htm.

Thank you Máximo!