Starry Starry Night

The northeast sky is captured in this 20-second exposure around 9:10 PM on October 5, 2010. This photo was shot from the Bowman Woods neighborhood of Cedar Rapids, Iowa at f/5.6, 640 ISO and an 18mm focal length. The constellation Cassiopeia is seen at center. The close group of stars below Cassiopeia and just above the tree tops are the open clusters NGC 869 and NGC 884. The fuzzy blob at right center is M31--the Andromeda Galaxy.