Mars Crosses the Beehive cluster 10-13 October, 2026

North-Eastern horizon on the morning of Monday, October 12 as seen from Adelaide at 5:11 ACDST (90 minutes before sunrise, click to embiggen).Mars is in the heart of the Beehive cluster (M44). Mars forms a line with Jupiter and the bright star Regulus.The insets shows the binocular view of Mars in the Beehive cluster and telescopic view of Jupiter at this time. Black and white binocular chart suitable for printing showing the movement of Mars with respect to the Beehive from 10 to 13 October. The large circle represents the field of view of 10x50 binoculars. The small circle the field of view of a 30 mm telescope eyepiece. use the horizon chart to the left for orientation, Jupiter and Pollux will help guide you, although Mars is obvious. Click to embiggen and print and use with a red-light torch (or a standard torch with red cellophane over it) so as to not disturb your night vision.. Binocular view of Mars in the heart of the Beehive (M44) om 11 October at 5:12 ACDST as simulated in…