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The Planets

Images of the planets in our Solar System. This includes Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
Venus
This gallery contains various photographs of Venus. It's very rare to achieve any surface detail on Venus, so most images simply demonstrate the phases of Venus.
Mars
This gallery contains various photographs of Mars including the 2003 and 2005 oppositions when Mars was particularly large and clear to observers and photographers.
Jupiter
This gallery contains various photographs of Jupiter taken over the years, most utilising webcam imaging.
Saturn
This gallery contains various photographs of Saturn taken over the years, mostly utilising webcam imaging. Saturn is the most exciting planet to see visually through a telescope and makes for a rewarding photographic subject.
Pluto
This gallery contains photographs of Pluto. Pluto is a very elusive planet. I have found it only a few times and have done so using my CCD equipment, and computer software to match the location and acurately identify Pluto. The few shots I have are here.
Planets at Sunset (25th July 2010)
The planets of Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn, together in a line with the bright star Regulus, a short time after sunset. This was quite an eye catching alignment of planets.
The Moon, Venus and Mercury setting in Twilight
A photograph of The Moon, Venus and Mercury setting in Twilight on a fine spring evening.
This is a web site of photography and astronomy, by Roger Groom in Western Australia. Photographic subjects include Pemberton, Dryandra Woodland Karri Forest, Cape Leeuwin, Ocean Landscapes, Kings Park, El Questro and Emma Gorge, and much more landscape photography.
Astrophotography subjects include The Milky Way, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Orion Nebula, Saucepan Constellation, Southern Cross, Southern Cross and Pointers, Startrails, and much more astrophotography.
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