Moon And Venus Field

A waxing crescent moon and the planet

Venus glow high in the western sky as

they begin to set around 6:24 PM, Saturday,

February 25, 2012. The glow from a sunset

which occurred 33 minutes before is still

evident in this picture. Out of the photo

at top left was the planet Jupiter, and

caught in the sun's glare at lower right

was the planet Mercury. Mercury would

reveal itself minutes later. The open field

seen in the foreground is located just

west of the grounds at Christ Community

United Methodist Church in Marion, Iowa.