This dominate elevator structure located at the corporate headquarters of EIC (Eastern Iowa Construction & Roofing), 2957 Highway 13 northeast of Marion, Iowa stands tall against the stars in this view looking north around 8:00 PM, Saturday, February 18, 2012. The beams of light at lower left and right emanate from outdoor floodlights on the lower part of the building. The image is a 30 second exposure at f/6.3, 250 ISO and 18mm focal length.
This image is the product of stacking 56 30-second exposures into a single image using StarStax software. Total time duration was from 8:00-8:40 PM, Saturday, February 11, 2012. I had to overcome of some 5-degree F windchill factors and the ruining glare of headlights from an oncoming errant vehicle at far right of one exposure to achieve this finished image. The headlight glare was subsequently Photoshopped out. This image looks east toward Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The bright streaks at upper left belong to the constellation Ursa Major, the bright streak emanating from the right side of the building is the -0.83 magnitude planet Mars. Each exposure was shot at f/5, 250 ISO and 18mm focal length.
Two bright planets show off their brightness while one needed this 30-second exposure to be seen clearly. Venus shines brightly at center lower at magnitude -4.13 while Jupiter competes at upper left at magnitude -2.27. Zooming in this image allows one to see the 5.92 magnitude planet Uranus, the first "star" visible under Venus. Uranus can be seen with the naked eye under dark conditions. However it never was recognized as a planet throughout early history because of its dimness and slow orbit. The houses in the foreground are located on White Ivy Place NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as seen from the grounds of nearby Noelridge Christian Church. This photo was shot at f/5, 250 ISO and 18mm focal length, 7:57 PM, Saturday, February 11, 2012.
A short burst of steam from the Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) near Palo, Iowa created this colorful plume reflected by the setting sun as seen around 5:28 PM, Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from the grounds at Noelridge Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, about eight miles to the facility's southeast.
Hundreds of stars sparkle across the southeast sky like confetti as seen from Radio Road just northeast of Marion, Iowa and .3 mile east of Highway 13 around 7:40 PM, Monday, January 30, 2012. Prominent among the myriad pinpoints of light is the constellation Orion (center), with the glow from NGC 2024 Diffuse Nebula, NGC 1977 Open Cluster and NGC 1976 Nebula in the left belt and scabbard areas clearly seen. The bright object at center lower is the -1.47 magnitude star Sirius in the constellation Canis Major (Larger Dog) and at far left is Procyon, at magnitude 0.37, in Canis Minor (Smaller Dog). Both stars are relatively close to Earth with Sirius being 8.6 light years away and Procyon at 11 light years away. A very faint Milky Way strip, overpowered by urban lights, runs vertically between Procyon and Sirius. This image is a 30 second exposure at f/5.6, ISO 320 and 18mm focal length.
Low level clouds brilliantly reflect light from the setting sun in this view looking south from Brentwood Drive at Chatham Road NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa around 5:16 PM, Thursday, January 26, 2012. The sky was in the process of clearing out and these clouds were moving right to left in this image. Dimly visible at upper right is a waxing crescent moon.
The planet Venus, named for the Roman goddess of love (et al), blazes away at magnitude -4.08 behind power lines as it sets in the southwest sky as seen from Radio Road just northeast of Marion, Iowa and .3 mile east of Highway 13. Venus was residing in the constellation Aquarius on this night (7:42 PM, Monday, January 30, 2012). Visible stars at left (behind utility pole) belong to the constellation Cetus, and at right are stars in Pegasus. This image was a ten second exposure at f/5.6, ISO 320 and an 18mm focal length.
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