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Image of the day 06/04/2022

    4 planets on one morning - 26th May 2022, Niall MacNeill
      4 planets on one morning - 26th May 2022, Niall MacNeill

      4 planets on one morning - 26th May 2022

      Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

      Image of the day 06/04/2022

        4 planets on one morning - 26th May 2022, Niall MacNeill
          4 planets on one morning - 26th May 2022, Niall MacNeill

          4 planets on one morning - 26th May 2022

          Acquisition type: Lucky imaging

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          I produced this montage of the 4 planets I imaged on Friday morning (2022-05-26UT) with excellent seeing conditions. They are scaled to their relative apparent diameter which shows the challenges we face for Mars at the moment.
          The second image, Version B as a mouse-over, is my attempt to show their actual orientation when facing the horizon (NNE).
          The Venus image is false colour following the IR(G)UV convention.

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            4 planets on one morning - 26th May 2022, Niall MacNeill
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            4 planets on one morning - 26th May 2022, Niall MacNeill
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          Description: The 4 planets with my best estimate of their actual orientation in the sky facing NNE towards the ecliptic and the dawn sky.

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          4 planets on one morning - 26th May 2022, Niall MacNeill