I should clarify: I have seen the planets before, but I can't remember being able to see this much detail without a telescope or binoculars. Jupiter and Venus

I should clarify: I have seen the planets before, but I can't remember being able to see this much detail without a telescope or binoculars. Jupiter and Venus look like regular, although very bright, stars. Mars is currently a very visible red circle that is unmistakably a planet.