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Moon-Mars Conjunction Through Cloudy Seattle Skies

It was touch-and-go for a bit as I wasn’t sure the event would be visible for us tonight. Yesterday, at the last minute, I restored a used Meade ETX 90 telescope I bought and ordered a cellphone eyepiece mount to give this a go. And, although it won’t win any awards, I’m super pleased at what we were able to see. Enjoy!

A close-up view of the Moon, showcasing its surface texture and craters. A small orange dot, Mars, is visible to the right of the Moon’s limb.
A close-up image of the Moon surrounded by dark clouds, with a small distant planet Mars visible to the right.
An overcast night sky filled with textured clouds, illuminated by a patch of moonlight. In the foreground, a silhouette of rooftops and a plume of steam rising from a nearby building. A distant urban skyline is faintly visible in the background.

AND, bonus, here’s a video of Marsrise over the Moon: