Conjunction Display

The planet Jupiter (top) and a waning gibbous moon made a close bright pair as they appeared only a few degrees apart in the eastern sky. The moon shone at magnitude -12.53 and Jupiter at magnitude -2.73. This composite image was captured from Bowman Woods Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 8:55 PM CDT, Thursday, November 1, 2012. The foreground image was shot at 1/5 second at f/5.6, 2000 ISO and 200mm focal length. The moon and Jupiter were shot at 1/2000 second at f/14, 2000 ISO and 200mm focal length.