Mars passing the Beehive cluster

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By boodlewoodle

Published: October 6, 2011 at 12:33 am

Mark Casto

Halesworth Suffolk

Lumix G1 Skywatcher 200p and Eq5 mount with single axis tracking

Capture of Mars passing the beehive cluster taken at 4am after several attempts and being beaten by thick fog!

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