Astronomy Picture of the Day/Week/Month.

From Space.com

<<The Moon passes less than a degree from very bright Mars. In fact, observers in northern Canada, Alaska, the Arctic and parts of Europe may see an occultation (basically, an eclipse) of Mars by the Moon. For a map and more information on the occultation, see the International Occultation Timing Association page: http://www.lunar-occultations.com/iota/planets/1224mars.htm>>



I took that picture a couple hours after the closest approach. It should be noted that It would have missed the event altogether if The Observant Murloc hadn't noticed it as we were driving home from mass.

In a little more cosmic terms, it would look something like this.



(Screenshot courtesy Celestia. What? You don't have Celestia? Go get it now!)

It's interesting to note that any picture with an exposure long enough to capture Mars automatically means the Moon is whited out. If you want a picture of the Moon, here's one.



Note that was taken without the aid of a tripod at a 1/1600" shutter speed.