For this week's APOD, I chose the picture called Moon and Venus Over Switzerland, uploaded on February 4, 2011. It is a beautiful picture of a chilly-looking Switzerland, with Venus and the Moon seen high above in the right corner of the picture.
This picture was taken just before sunrise on this past Sunday. It was taken from a snow-covered slope in the eastern portion of Switzerland. The village of Trubbach lies under a vast stretch of clouds, which appear to be a blanket over the land. Mittlerspitz Mountain is seen, covered with ice and snow, in the upper left of the image. Just below the sun, the Alps Mountains are seen on the right. But, in the upper right is the subject of the image. The moon is seen as a small crescent, and up above it is Venus. Venus is a morning planet for the month, but probably won't be found in such a serene setting as this one.
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