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You could have been looking at Antares. If that was the case then you would definitely have been seeing an 'orangey-glowey star". Stellarium or your star chart of choice should be able to clear that up for you. And as the other have said, Mars is around the far side of the sun at the moment and will look pretty small in the eyepiece. Best to wait until the next opposition in early 2012 for a decent look.
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