Triple planet night

I don't often get time and clear enough skies for 3x planets at once, but this night I was lucky enough to be home just in time for Venus to be above the trees after sunset.

Seeing wasn't great this night but it's been a week of rain since, so I'll take what I can get!

Early New Years Eve Martian clouds

 

On Earth we are closing in on a new year but it's spring on Mars' Northern hemisphere. Lot's of North polar cap sublimation means CO2 runs abundant. As you can see plainly on the blue channel there's lots of evening clouds on Mars' volcanic region.

Also the animation was featured in Sky & Telescope events page Mars Extravaganza — Occultation and Opposition Rolled into One! - Sky & Telescope - Sky & Telescope

Good read on Martian seasons 

evening on Mars' volcanic region

https://www.planetary.org/articles/mars-calendar