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Community photo entitled Mars and the Full Moon by Kenneth Duffy on 01/13/2025 at El Cerrito, California, USA

Mars and the Full Moon

On 01/13/2025 06:44 pm by Kenneth Duffy | El Cerrito, California, USA

I have been taking snapshot photos of the moon each night since Jan. 1 and so I was waiting on Monday the 13th for the full moon to rise from behind the nearby hill. I took a shot of the moon's full face from a higher vantage point, then walked downhill a few minutes later to see how it looked framed by a pine tree on the hilltop. Only later did I realize that this second shot also appears to capture Mars coming out from behind the moon -- just a little red bead on top (near Mare Crisium), which had not been there in my prior shot. I had heard this was to happen, but I got lucky in this photo. The separation between them grew quickly through the evening.

Nikon Coolpix A900

Nothing fancy: I cropped the photo and also darkened highlights a bit to bring out the moon face.