Celestial Geometry

Clouds had begun to move in, somewhat obscuring this striking triangle formation of celestial bodies in this view of the west sky around 8:38 PM, Monday, March 26, 2012. Just right and slightly below the waxing crescent moon is the -4.35 magnitude planet Venus and below Venus is the -2.07 magnitude planet Jupiter. Just above the moon is the Pleiades star cluster. Standing tall in the foreground is the 1,000-foot KCRG TV9 transmitter tower, located along North Center Point Road, just .15-mile south of Tower Terrace Road in Hiawatha, Iowa.