Zodiacal Light in the Heartland

The luminous glow of the zodiacal light is prominent in the western sky after twilight, encompassing the close conjunction of Mars and the Pleiades star cluster above this abandoned barn in rural central Illinois.

Photo-composite. A blend of 8 stacked shots for the sky at 60 sec ISO800 f/4 tracked with SkyWatcher StarAdventurer, and one shot for the foreground at 120sec ISO800 f/4. Stacked and processed in Photoshop. Canon 5DmkIV, Irix 15mm lens