Terrific Triangle

A waxing crescent moon, the planet Venus (right of the moon) and the planet Jupiter (below) form a near-isosceles triangle in the western sky around 8:11 PM, Monday, March 26, 2012 as seen from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Within a half hour or so, clouds would move in obscuring most of the celestial display. Here, Venus shines at a brilliant -4.35 magnitude, while Jupiter weighs in at -2.07 magnitude. This image is a 1.5-second exposure at f/11, 2000 ISO and 24mm focal length.