Grain Bins And Night Sky

The afterglow of sunset, a brilliant planet Venus and the aesthetic silhouette of a cluster of farm grain bins provided these striking images Tuesday evening, March 17, 2015. The location was Jordans Grove Road, about .6-mile north of Radio Road, approximately between the towns of Marion and Whitier Iowa. Air temperature was a brisk 35 degrees F. The top two images face west and were captured at 7:46 and 7:49 PM CDT, respectively. The bottom image looks NW at 7:53 PM. A chance to view Northern Lights from a strong geomagnetic storm this night was quickly eliminated by encroaching clouds. Nikon D5000 DSLR images achieved using automatic settings.