Mars underwent a below-average opposition in the spring of 2014, while Saturn was at opposition
in Libra that year. Here we catch the pair in late August, just having skirted by α
Librae, Zubenelgenubi, from an overlook on the southern Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. I
used a modified Canon XT camera so nebulas show up quite red, but in this case it just resulted
in a reddish cast to the sky.
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