Both inner planets, Mercury and Venus, show no surface details in the telescope. Thick cloud cover is impenetrable.
Moon and Venus
Like our moon, Venus also shows different phases of illumination - depending on its position relative to the sun.
Venus
The Phases of Venus from February to May 2020
Mars
The rotation period of Mars is 24 hours 37 minutes. Therefore, a slight rotation of the surface can be seen day after day. Mars as it appears from different sides - September to October 2020
Mars
Here is Mars again. The dark arc on the right is called "Sinus Sabaeus". In the south is the white polar cap made of frozen CO2 and water ice.
Mars 29.10.2020
Mars
October 30, 2020
Jupiter
November 23, 2023
Jupiter rotation
Jupiter has a rotation period of almost 10 hours. This is why the movement of the red spot can be followed.
Saturn
Solar System - Panorama image from February 4, 2025
Seven of the eight planets in one image. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are visible to the naked eye. The outer planets Uranus and Neptune are circled.
