The Old Oaken Observatory

Stars and the planet Jupiter shine through the silhouetted branches of an old oak tree in this view looking southwest from a woodsy area of Boyson Park at the Cedar Rapids/Marion, Iowa border around 8:30 PM, Friday, January 13, 2012. Jupiter is the bright object just right of the tree branch at center. This image was the result of a 50-second exposure at f/3.5, 1000 ISO and an 18mm focal length.