Mars with the Pipe

During the 2001 opposition, Mars position was in front of the bulge of Milky Way. In this image Mars seems to have the Pipe in the mouth; the Pipe is a famous dark nebula. Also the snake nebula is visible, near the top-center edge of the image, it's shape is an "S".

See also a wide fileld of Mars and the Milky Way imaged with a 16mm, or a view of Mars with the Scorpius imaged with a 50mm.
 

Technical Data
Optics Photographical objective
Focal Lenght 200 mm
Focal Ratio f/5,6
Exposure Time 30 min exposure
Film Kodak PJ-400
Developement sensibility 400 ISO
Location Pian dell'Armà (PV, on the Appennini, ITALY) at 1400m
Date and time of exposure start 23 june 2001, 23.17 UT
Mount Meade 8"
Tracking ST4
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