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Credit & Copyright: JL. Dauvergne,
E. Kraaikamp, F. Colas / S2P / IMCCE / OMP
Explanation:
Seen any planets lately?
All three planets now shining brightly in the night sky
are imaged in these panels,
captured last week with the 1 meter telescope at
Pic du Midi Observatory in the French Pyrenees.
Near opposition and closest to Earth on May 30, Mars is presently
offering the best ground-based photo-ops in the last decade.
The sharp image finds
clouds above the Red Planet's north pole (top)
and towering volcanos near its right limb.
Saturn reaches its own opposition tonight, its
bright
rings and gaps clearly revealed in the telescopic portrait.
Jupiter is currently highest during the evening
twilight and shows off its planet-girdling cloud bands and Great
Red Spot in this scene.
Of course close-up images of the ruling gas giant will follow the
July arrival of the solar-powered
Juno
spacecraft and
JunoCam.
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Mars - Saturn - Jupiter
Publications with words: Mars - Saturn - Jupiter
See also:
- APOD: 2025 March 9 Á Cyclones at Jupiters North Pole
- APOD: 2025 February 23 Á Saturn in Infrared from Cassini
- APOD: 2025 February 16 Á Perijove 11: Passing Jupiter
- Full Moon, Full Mars
- APOD: 2025 January 15 Á Wolf Moon Engulfs Mars
- APOD: 2024 December 8 Á Aurora around Saturns North Pole
- Stereo Jupiter near Opposition