Retrieving the mouse position relative to controls on a Window

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<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
    xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
    xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
    Title="MouseInput" Height="300" Width="300">
    <Grid>
      <Ellipse Fill="Blue" x:Name="myEllipse" />
    </Grid>
</Window>


//File:Window.xaml.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Diagnostics;


namespace WpfApplication1
{
    public partial class Window1 : System.Windows.Window
    {
        public Window1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();


        }

        protected override void OnMouseMove(MouseEventArgs e)
        {
            base.OnMouseMove(e);


            Point positionRelativeToEllipse = Mouse.GetPosition(myEllipse);

            Debug.WriteLine("Window.MouseMove: " + positionRelativeToEllipse);
        }


    }
}