After The 'Witching Hour' Sky On Halloween

Stars in the northeastern sky stand out with stark clarity in this 40-second exposure taken around 12:35 AM on Sunday, October 31, 2010. At left center is the constellation Auriga. The Pleiades star cluster is at upper right. A portion of the constellation Gemini is seen just above the roofline at left. The bright star at right center is Aldebaran in Taurus. The bright star immediately right of the main structure of the weather station at bottom is Betelgeuse in Orion. This photo, shot at f/4.5 with an ISO of 400, looks over Brentwood Drive NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.