Saturn and Mars Near Conjunction
Before dawn on March 30, Rogus captured this photo of Saturn and Mars just 2 degrees apart above the Teapot asterism in the constellation Sagittarius. The two planets reached conjunction on April 2.
Saturn and Mars Post-Conjunction
Rogus revisited Saturn (top) and Mars (center) on April 4, two days after the planets were at conjunction. He captured this view with a small telescope.
Saturn and Mars Post-Conjunction
Rogus captured this view on the same night without using a telescope. Saturn and Mars, lined up vertically near the top of the image, appear to the upper right of the Teapot asterism of the Sagittarius constellation.
The 'Dippers'
The Big Dipper (Ursa Major) and Little Dipper (Ursa Minor) twinkle over Florida in this night-sky photo by Rogus. "These light-polluted Florida skies give me fits," Rogus said. However, the light pollution was no match to the bright stars of these well-known asterisms!
Two Lunar Conjunctions
The moon lined up with two planets on the morning of April 7, first with Saturn and then with Mars. Rogus captured this photo of all three objects in the early morning sky over Arcadia, Florida.
A Cloudy Conjunction
Light from Saturn and Mars pierces through Florida's cloudy skies while the planets were in conjunction on the morning of April 8.
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