The picture shown above is easily identifiable as Mars, the red planet made famous by it's rusty red appearance. Mars just past it's exact point of opposition 3 days ago on April 8th, when this picture was taken. What is interesting about Mars is that due to the elliptic nature of it's orbit, it's point of closest approach with the Earth is actually 3 more days from now, on the 14th. This night is also significant because the moon will be going through a complete lunar eclipse, which will make for a fantastic night of stargazing.
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