O'Rion Night, The Stars Are Brightly Shining...

The constellation Orion (top) rises over Brentwood Drive NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa as seen from Bowman Woods Park around 9:10 PM, Saturday, December 17, 2011. Just above the houses at center, some decked out with Christmas lights, is the -1.47 magnitude Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. This image looks southeast. It was captured shooting a 10-second exposure at f/5, 1000 ISO and an 18mm focal length. As can clearly be seen, snow cover continues to elude the countryside.