Powerful Planetary Pair

The -2.16 magnitude planet Jupiter (upper) and -4.22 magnitude Venus (lower, in trees) make a magnificent pair as they set in the west sky as seen here from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa just after 9:00 PM, Saturday, March 3, 2012. This is a ten second exposure at f/6.3, 800 ISO and 45mm focal length. At lower left and upper right are fast moving clouds.