Mars in the Beehive Cluster

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I got up to Tobermory last night and immediately set up my scope. Just before some distant haze showed on the horizon I was able to snap a few more shots of Saturn and Mars with the Beehive Cluster. I’ll post the images to my gallery later, but for now here is a thumbnail comparison of last night and of 5 days earlier – Mars is really moving against the background.