Every day at 2 am, when watching the moon which at that time is in the middle of the sky, a small reddish star is close. Thats the planet Mars, you can see how red it is especially in clear nights away from the city lights. From the 3rd till about the 7th of October, Mars will accompany the moons but slowly drifting away, starting from the east and moving to the west, by the 8th the moon will be near invisible but at 2 am you can still see the reddish Mars planet. Dont forget too that Venus still pops out at 3am but with much visible appearance.

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