Astroblog: Mars, Saturn and Tiangong 1 (2 September 2012)

Monday, September 03, 2012

Mars, Saturn and Tiangong 1 (2 September 2012)

A bit of an different take on the Mars, Saturn and Spica formation. This time I shot them as the Chinese sort-of-space station, Tiangong 1, was going past.

Tiangong 1 is very faint, just above Arcturus (the bright star at bottom right). I've put a close up of the satellite in the upper right hand corner so you can see it better.

Saturn and Spica are underneath the rose branch, Mars above. Click to embiggen.

Labels: Mars, Satellite, Saturn