Sometime between about 9:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m. EST (depending on where you were in North America), the full "Wolf Moon" drifted across Mars, briefly swallowing the Red Planet from the sky.

The best time to view the conjunction is a few hours before sunrise. Thanks to both planets ... In the mornings following the conjunction, the red planet Mars begins to move away from Jupiter.

The planets offer exciting views in April. Jupiter is a brilliant object in the evening sky, although the observing window narrows as the Sun sets later each day. Mars is past its best, but remains ...