APOD
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Moon and Venus Over Switzerland
Explanation: Sometimes a morning sky can be a combination of serene and surreal. Such a sky perhaps existed before sunrise this past Sunday as viewed from a snowy slope in eastern Switzerland . Quiet clouds blanket the above scene, lit from beneath by lights from the village of Trbbach . A snow covered mountain, Mittlerspitz , poses dramatically on the upper left, hovering over the small town of Balzers , Liechtenstein far below. Peaks from the Alps can be seen across the far right, just below the freshly rising Sun . Visible on the upper right are the crescent Moon and the bright planet Venus . Venus will remain in the morning sky all month, although it will likely not be found in such a photogenic setting.
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| Date | February 2, 2011 |
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| Credit | Credit & Copyright: David Kaplan |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |



