Mars and bright Regulus were separated by just over a degree went I shot this image.
Date: June 7, 2010
Constellation: Leo
Location: Pearson College Observatory, BC
Optics: TeleVue NP-127is used at f/5.2
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Camera: Hutech modified Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure: One RAW light frames of 60 seconds, ISO 800
Processing: Colour balanced with Canon DPP. Image cropped. The spikes around bright stars and Mars were created by placing wires in front of my optics.