Moon Over Construction

A full moon rises in clear skies over a former farm field just south of Boyson Road and west of Alburnett Road in Marion, Iowa around 8:20 PM, Monday, May 16, 2011. The field is now the site of a future housing development, currently being graded for construction. Moonrise on this day was 7:55 PM; sunset at 8:21 PM. The combination of clear skies, no wind and an unusual jet stream flow pattern all combined for near-record low temperatures in the mid-30s the next morning.