Power Polaris

Ambient lighting reflects from high tension towers and their accompanying crisscrossed power lines in this view of the north sky from Marion, Iowa around 9:54 PM, Saturday, June 9, 2012. At the center of the image and between the towers is the North Star, Polaris. The towers are located near Boyson Trail in Donnelly Park a short distance from the confluence of Dry Run and Indian creeks. This image is a 34-second exposure at f/11, 250 ISO and 18mm focal length.