A Tour of the Solar
System
by: OVAL Members
Mercury
This is the only image of Mercury in the
lower right taken with a digital camera. We currently do not have a
telescopic image of the planet.
Venus
The images below are of Venus. The top
image is through a telescope and the bottom image is the transit of Venus across
the sun. It is the black dot at the far right of the Sun.
Mars
See all the 2006 Mars Approach Pics HERE
Jupiter
A favorite target for our members.
Jupiter frequently graces our skies and is a fun target through telescopes.
Getting a shot of the Great Red Spot and Jupiter's moons is always a challenge.
Saturn
Ahhh, beautiful Saturn. Who can resist
those majestic rings?
Uranus
Distant Uranus still gives that beautiful blue
hue. We should get some better shots of the planet later this summer.
Neptune
Now we're really getting out there!
Neptune, like Uranus, also has a blue hue.
Pluto
Elusive Pluto was not so to member Brad
Farrington who used his own version of Clyde Tombaugh's technique to nail down
the small planet which is the dot beneath the orange arrow.
