Tracing my own star charts out of actual photographs is remarkably fun, and a great way to learn to recognize their shapes in the sky! Here is the constellation Leo with visitor Mars close by. When I was looking up my reference, I noticed that some versions of Leo have little legs attached. I used what I'm guessing is the more traditional Leo because it was more common in Google images.
My super close up of Mars has a red tint to it, but I wouldn't be surprised if the color was just a distortion from the exposure. It looks a little red to the naked eye, but with this long exposure it appears white in the center.
![mars mars](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5L7qeD93Ag_CVBbg0RGx_Hx-tw5DxXs3ctcgX3D-r3D40ZUcHTQ9isy11dDbQwUCX4JHnb1bjqj97e7vPdgxPrkH0rzoiZnTh-CfTvifQ50WqR_20bTXSyUu7cN5wwW7K3975-Tyd_b8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-05-07+at+9.22.59+AM.png) |
Mars appearing slightly red and over exposed |
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