A Twice-Lit Moon Kisses the Horizon

Sometime you see a photograph that's just so wonderful you can't wait to show it to other people. That shot above is one of those photos. It was taken by Petr Horálek, a European Southern Observatory Ambassador -- the Ambassadors are a group of excellent photographers who shoot pictures of the ESO observatories for public outreach. The photo was taken on April 6, 2016, just minutes before sunrise. Smack dab in the center is Venus, cruel twin of the Earth, covered in clouds so reflective they m...