Parked Planets From The Park

The brilliant planets Jupiter (lower) and Venus set in the west as seen from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa around 9:36 PM, Saturday, March 17, 2012. Venus dominates the duo, shining at magnitude -4.30, while Jupiter competes at -2.10. The bright lights at lower right emanate from Bowman Woods Elementary School. This image is a ten second exposure at f/7.1, 800 ISO and 24mm focal length. The planets are beginning to separate after having recently spent three days just three degrees from one another.