Image Gallery - ACA Planetary Astronomy

All the images here are from observations obtained by the ACA planetary group. Most are images taken at near-infrared wavelengths.  Click on the images for larger versions and more details.

Venus

Venus Jul 9 Venus airglow
 Venus clouds
Venus Clouds, AAT, IRIS2, Jul 2004
 Venus Airglow, ANU 2.3m CASPIR, Sep 2002.
 Venus Clouds, AAT, IRIS2, Dec 2005

Mars
UKIRT Image of Mars on Aug 17 2003. Colour composite from images at 1.57, 1.64 and 2.12 microns.

Annotated version

 UKIRT Image of Mars on Sep 4 2003. Colour composite from images at 1.57, 1.64 and 2.12 microns 1.64 micron image on Sep 4th



How these images were made



 Mars 12

Complete set of 2.12 micron images during 2003 opposition

Mars map
 Mars Map at 2.12 microns constructed from above images
 

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Jeremy Bailey - 16 June 2006