The weather finally cleared and allowed me to take a continuing update cumulative images for this planetary grouping that lasts through May 30 with the re-arrival of the waning crescent Moon. May 12 5:42am MDT SLC Cumulative wide-field labeled http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=4290 May 12 2011 5:42am MDT SLC Cumulative wide-field unlabeled http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=4293 May 12 2011 5:48am MDT Closeup 2.5 deg of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury labelled http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=4296 At 1.3 mags, Mars, which is about two degrees outside of the close-up image frame and above the local horizon line, did not register on the image. Mercury is at 0.3 mags. Jupiter rose first over the ridgeline east of Little Mtn at 5:32am MDT, with Venus rising 2 or 3 minutes later. A weather cloud-out on May 9 prevented taking an image at the closest angular approach of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury. Clear Skies - Kurt P.S. - May 5 APOD image from favored southern hemisphere o.p. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110507.html