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APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:06 am
by APOD Robot
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
TrĂ¼bbach. 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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Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 9:54 am
by dmkdmkdmk
Yeeehaw, I finally made it to APOD. Thanks @all for making this possible
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Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:09 am
by Ann
It's a delightful image, almost magical.
Ann
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:01 am
by owlice
Congratulations, David!!
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 11:50 am
by Bob M
So are the clouds behaving like a reflection nebula?
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:24 pm
by biddie67
Wow - this IS a beautiful photo!!! What a magnificent view - no matter what time of day .
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:28 pm
by wuf810
Very beautiful. Congratulations
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:30 pm
by Indigo_Sunrise
Ethereal.
Excellent image, mate!
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Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:55 pm
by LGM1963
Is everyone sure that the bright object in the picture is Venus?
According to Heavens-Above.com's star chart for this morning, Venus would have been below the horizon but Jupiter would have been visible.
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:01 pm
by lnwolf
Great image! But what are the two red lights in the mountains just below and left of the moon? Seems out of place, and zooming in doesn't seem to shed any light (pardon the pun).
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:23 pm
by dmkdmkdmk
LGM1963 wrote:Is everyone sure that the bright object in the picture is Venus?
According to Heavens-Above.com's star chart for this morning, Venus would have been below the horizon but Jupiter would have been visible.
Actually: no. I have no knowledge of these things. I'm just a photographer that likes images with stars. I was up there with a friend who studies astrophysics. He said it is Venus. Maybe I should have verified that before chosing the title.
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:28 pm
by neufer
LGM1963 wrote:
Is everyone sure that the bright object in the picture is Venus?
According to Heavens-Above.com's star chart for this morning, Venus would have been below the horizon but Jupiter would have been visible.
If by this morning you mean ground hogs day; this picture was taken before sunrise on Jan. 30, 2011 (and it is Venus).
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:29 pm
by dmkdmkdmk
lnwolf wrote:Great image! But what are the two red lights in the mountains just below and left of the moon? Seems out of place, and zooming in doesn't seem to shed any light (pardon the pun).
Those two lights are some kind of signal lights. I don't know what they are for. But they were there
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Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:34 pm
by Beyond
Those two red lights appear to be warning lights on a tower on top of a mountain peak.
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:36 pm
by Indigo_Sunrise
LGM1963 wrote:Is everyone sure that the bright object in the picture is Venus?
According to Heavens-Above.com's star chart for this morning, Venus would have been below the horizon but Jupiter would have been visible.
Did you use "2011"?
Jupiter is visible in the evening sky right now, and Venus in the morning......
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:36 pm
by boczko@astro.iag.usp.br
Are you sure that the Moon is crescent? I am almost right that it is almost New.
Boczko.
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:37 pm
by dmkdmkdmk
LGM1963 wrote:Is everyone sure that the bright object in the picture is Venus?
According to Heavens-Above.com's star chart for this morning, Venus would have been below the horizon but Jupiter would have been visible.
I checked this out with
Stellarium. It was definitely Venus. No doubt!
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:04 pm
by LGM1963
Thanks for the answers
Yes, I used 2011.....
Perhaps the photo was taken some time ago.
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:24 pm
by neufer
boczko@astro.iag.usp.br wrote:
Are you sure that the Moon is crescent? I am almost right that it is almost New.
Now it is but not last Sunday:
http://asterisk.apod.com/vie ... 07#p142294
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 2:50 pm
by thugnificent
Any chance you can link us to a higher resolution version of this photo?
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:05 pm
by orin stepanek
biddie67 wrote:Wow - this IS a beautiful photo!!! What a magnificent view - no matter what time of day .
I'll second that! It's really art!
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Great picture David. Be neat wallpaper
Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:18 pm
by moonstruck
Great job David....Did you plan all that or just wake up one morning and there it was
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Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:43 pm
by Natrium
Nice one... and I second the request for a higher resoltuojn version if available...
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Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:14 pm
by owlice
lnwolf wrote:But what are the two red lights in the mountains just below and left of the moon?
Eyes!
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Re: APOD: Moon and Venus over Switzerland (2011 Feb 02)
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:03 pm
by neufer
owlice wrote:lnwolf wrote:
But what are the two red lights in the mountains just below and left of the moon?
Eyes!
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They tend to put red lights on TV/radio/communication towers for some reason or other.