This photo was taken on 18 Jun 2001.  It was totally unplanned and was made by attaching my Nikon to the top of my LX 200 using my Kendrick Dew removers and their velcro tabs.  Well, a little improvising never hurts. The photo clearly shows how low in the sky Mars appeared from my location in Northern Virginia, USA.  The dark foreground objects are neighboring townhouses.  It was a 5 minute exposure.       Click here to go back.