Tour Guide

Sun	Mercury	Venus	Earth
Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Uranus	Neptune

SUN - Our fiery disk, life-giving, life-affirming, fearsome gaseous activity. Avoid close scrutiny at all costs for the costs of close scrutiny are disastrous. Respect at a safe distance.

Mercury - Atmosphere; none discernible. An inferior planet, so say we. Irregularities in Terminator or the Cusps.

Venus - Thick atmosphere, cloud patterns, spastic interiority, 180-degree cusp studies. Details difficult to discern. Short shrift

Mars - Surface and atmospheric detail. High altitude clouds. equatorial clouds, polar hazes, deserts, frost, ice fog. Questionable.

Jupiter - Gaseous treasure. Ever-changing dark belts, polar region. Observe the satellite transits. Fascinating features, focus with care.

Saturn - Observably beautiful; blingy rings. Zone of belt brightness. Storms like bright spots of active theatre. Sere temperate and equatorial areas against giant disk. A winner.

Uranus/Neptune - Distant worlds, visible telescopic disks. Features indistinguishable (diskettes?) Upper reaches of the atmosphere. Reduced sunlight. Polar collars, brightening. Discrete clouds favouring Uranus.

Earth - Ah, yes. Uninspired nomenclature. But very nice greens, blues and clouds at times obscuring the entirety. Ozone, too. White polar regions. Visit, stay awhile, linger and observe the flora, the fauna. While you may.

c. 2009 Rita Rosenfeld