Chilly Celestial Viewing

At 21 degrees F and with a wind chill of 7 degrees F, watching (or photographing) the conjunction of the moon, Mars and Venus on the evening of Wednesday, February 1, 2017 was a chilly prospect. Above, from top-to-bottom in line are the moon (apparent magnitude of -11.39), the planet Mars (1.12 magnitude), and the planet Venus (-4.56 magnitude). The moon was 41 degrees above the horizon, while Venus was 30 degrees. The skies here had just cleared to make the photo opportunity available. Image looks southwest from the grounds at Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at 6:22 pm CST, and is a 15-second exposure at f/9, 250 ISO and 18mm focal length. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.