The full moon rose a few hours after sunset last night. Full moon was officially at 4:14 pm CDT. Dark maria and bright craters contrasted. The large bright crater, Tycho, was prominent in the lower right. Rays streamed out indicating the force of that impact long ago.
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To the right of the Moon was Mars. The red planet is now at opposition. From our Earth vantage point, Mars and the Sun are seen in opposite directions in the sky. The telephoto on my camera is good. But, it is not good enough to bring out any surface details. Look for Mars low in the east at about 10 pm local time for the next week or so. It is the closest to Earth at this time and appears larger than at other times of the year.
Our View From Iowa 
Beautiful photo’s. Bye
Thank you.
I’ll have to look for it – it finally cleared up this afternoon.
Good.
I did see it – it was really clear. What was the small star beneath it, do you know? The moon was incredible, too.
That was Dschubba. Here is a map of some objects in that neighborhood last evening. I hope the link works. Good for you.
http://bit.ly/1XNTuuA
Thanks, Jim. I’m assuming that is a star? The link didn’t work.
Yes, Dschubba is a star.