My Astrophotography – Mars

Planetary & Open Cluster together

• On Monday early morning of 12th October 2026 at 5.30am, Mars is passing right through an open cluster, Messier 44 (Beehive Custer).

• Mars looks like a small orange-red point against the cluster’s many stars.
  (According to Derekscope’s highlight: Mars inside Messier 44)
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Solar System Astrophotography by Derek Rowley
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