Will the real Mars please stand up?

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'Will the real Mars please stand up?'

Will the real Mars please stand up?

[Public Domain] 29 Sep 2014 Dylan O'Donnell
CATEGORY : Astrophotography
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In the last couple of days planet Mars has moved to it’s closest point to it’s evil twin Antares, which in ancient greek translates to “That big bloody red thing in the sky that totally looks like Mars”.

Can you spot the imposter?

This colourful region of cosmic dust clouds is known as the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex and makes a pretty amazing backdrop to this conjunction.

Canon 70D / f6.3 / ISO 1600 / 135mm
6 x 130s exposures (piggybacked, unguided)

(Side note.. this is what I was imaging when this photo was taken…)

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