Miguel Claro is a professional photographer, author and science communicator based in Lisbon, Portugal, who creates spectacular images of the night sky. As a European Southern Observatory Photo Ambassador and member of The World At Night and the official astrophotographer of the Dark Sky Alqueva Reserve, he specializes in astronomical "Skyscapes" that connect both Earth and the night sky. Join Miguel here as he takes us through his photograph "Colorful Scenes Before and After the New Moon Reveals a Lunar Earthshine at Dawn and Dusk."
Captured one day before the new moon and a partial solar eclipse, against the colorful background in the morning twilight of Antalya, Turkey, the image reveals not only a smiling waning crescent moon but also a rare view of planet Mercury.
Mercury is the inner planet closest to the sun and, for that reason, is very difficult to see and spot in the eastern sky. Looking carefully to the end of the pier near the last lounge roof in the photo, we can find the orange bright dot.
Source: www.space.com
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