Jupiter and Venus are fast converging for their very close conjunction on Saturday. The forecast doesn't look good, but I'll take the opportunities one step at a time. More details of the event Saturday are an earlier post.

This image taken just after sunset on Wednesday 2016-08-24 8:48 PM CDT. Exposed at f2.8 for 1/8 sec at ISO 400 with a Sony a6300 and Vivitar 135mm lens. 16 images stacked in Nebulosity with final exposure adjustments in Photoshop.