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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.
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| 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 |
| Notes | - |
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