Not sure many of you actually like this subject but Mars will be closer to Earth during this October. Easily spotted by naked eye and suitable for astrophotography, for those who like that and own proper gear.
As for me, I love to read about astronomy and, as I always say, I'm a musician, not a photographer, but I was happy enough to catch the Red Planet in humble shots taken with my old Leica D-Lux 5, a pocket camera that definitely isn't the proper tool. I must say it was something, to be able to shoot another planet with such a small camera and yet be able to get its actual round shape and color, not just a shiny and blurry star-like dot in the sky.
The original picture, which looks cool when zoomed
My old man shot Mars too, but with much better gear. I'll post it here as soon as he sends me what he's got.