Moon and Venus Over Switzerland
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. Poll: Which of last week's APODs should be the APOW?