A Difference Of Night and Day

 

The following two images were both captured from about the same position--Brentwood Drive NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Above is a brilliantly vivid sunrise scene at 7:08 am CDT, Sunday, October 12, 2025. Image is a 1/60 second exposure at f/7.1, ISO 100, 24mm focal length. The old "red sky at morning, sailor take warning" saying held true here, as rain arrived later in the day. 

A trio of celestial objects, captured at 1:56 am CDT on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Below in the image is a waning half-moon, above is the 1.15 magnitude star Pollux in the constellation Gemini, and at right is the -1.81 magnitude planet Jupiter. This is a composite image, with the moon being captured as a 1/250 second exposure at f/4, ISO 640, 55mm focal length; and Pollux & Jupiter a 1/13 exposure at f/4, ISO 640, 55mm focal length. Air temperature was 55 degrees F. Nikon Z6ii camera.