Mars amid the Beehive star cluster, Messier 44, in Cancer, on June 2, 2023. The stars Asellus Borealis and Asesllus Australis are above and below Mars

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Mars amid the Beehive star cluster, Messier 44, in Cancer, on June 2, 2023. The stars Asellus Borealis and Asesllus Australis are above and below Mars. The sky was still blue with summer twilight at my northern latitude, while light cloud covered much of the sky, adding the gradients and banding. This is a single 20-second exposure with the RF70-200mm lens at 200mm and f/4 on the Canon R5 at ISO 400, with the image cropped slightly from the original. On the Star Adventurer tracker. Diffraction spikes added for artistic effect with AstronomyTools actions.

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Photo credit: © Alan Dyer / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
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