Hunting By Moonlight

A waning moon, two days removed from full, shines in the eastern sky through cirrus clouds left of the constellation Orion--the great hunter in Greek mythology. The bright star at top right is Aldebaran in Taurus. At lower left partially obscured by the tree top are the stars Castor (upper) and Pollux-- the twins--in Gemini. The main image in this composite shot was a 13-second exposure at f/8 with an ISO rating of 1000. This photo was captured from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa around 10:35 PM on Tuesday, November 23, 2010.