Mars, Saturn, and Antares form a triangle in the sky over NJ

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Photographer
Craig Balogh
Email
craigbalogh@hotmail.com
Location of photo
Woodbridge, NJ USA
Date/Time of photo
August 04 2016 01:00 UTC
Equipment
iPhone 6, Joby GorillaPod stand, NightCap Pro App
Description
I was on my rooftop trying to observe all 5 "naked eye" planets in the sky shortly after sunset. I noticed that Mars, Saturn, and Antares formed a nice triangle this evening. I set up my equipment and took a 15 second exposure and this was the result.
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