In August 2003, Mars came to its best opposition in many thousands of years, arriving at that point in southern Aquarius only one day removed from its
perihelion point.  I don't know why I didn't take a picture of it on that date, or maybe I did and lost it, but the only surviving one I have is from
September 23, three and half weeks after the opposition.  Here, Uranus can also be seen in the picture above Mars.  Mars is still magnitude -2.35, while
Uranus is +5.73.