SEPTEMBER 18 BADLANDS CELESTIAL LINEUP Taken by Gregg Alliss on September 18, 2017 @ Badlands National Park, South Dakota USA

5:44 am MDT, Monday, September 18, 2017. Looking east at celestial conjunction beyond the Badlands Door Trail in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. Nikon D7200 camera. AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm lens. One second exposure at f/6.3, 400 ISO and 38mm focal length. Ground fog can be seen along horizon. Sunsrise was at 6:41 am. Celestial objects were, from bottom left: -0.92 magnitude planet Mercury, 1.82 magnitude planet Mars, Moon, 1.34 magnitude star Regulus, -3.94 magnitude planet Venus.