Moon And Jupiter On The Rise

The moon, two days removed from being full, rises above the treetops accompanied by the bright planet Jupiter (right) at 8:35 PM on Friday, September 24, 2010. This composite photo was taken from a rooftop on Brentwood Drive NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On Wednesday, Jupiter was located just under the full moon, the closet the pair had been since 1963. Unfortunately, cloud cover in my area frustrated any possible photo op that night as well as Thursday. Jupiter is situated in the zodiac constellation Pisces. This was a 20-second exposure at f/5.4, with a 32 mm focal length and an ISO rating of 200.