Venus, Mars and Jupiter

Here are 3 shots from last night. The first is Venus shot through an Optica UV filter, then Mars!! Mars is less than 5" of arc and while not much detail can be seen, certainly Mare Sirenum is barely visible. I'm surprised that there was any detail at all!! Finally is Jupiter.

http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Venus/Venus0325txt.jpg
http://glory.gc.maricopa.edu/~pmaxson/Mars/February04/Mars0325txt.jpg
http://tinyurl.com/2zakc

Paul Maxson

Great shots Paul!
Nice to see that Mars is still showing detail, regardless of it's small scale due to increased distance between us.
Venus is nice & sharp, even though it shows no detail due to it's cloud cover.
Jupiter, well, a wealth of detail as usual...


Thanks for sharing!


Ivan