Mars, Jupiter and Venus 10/19/2015

   The early morning planets presented another photo op this morning.

Venus, Jupiter and Mars

Cropped photo shows Jupiter's moon Ganymede and star Chi Leo

  Hours earlier as seen from Japan, Mars occulted the 4.5 magnitude star Chi Leo.  Below is a link posted on spaceweather dot com that shows the occultation.
GIF of Mars Occulting Chi Leo