Full Moon in the Belt of Venus

[iceman (Mike)]

What a lovely sight out the train window coming home..

Nice sunset!

[JimmyH155]

What is the belt of Venus? Do you mean Joops?

[iceman (Mike)]

The belt of venus is the shadow of the earth rising at sunset.

Check this thread (second post) for some photos.

[sheeny (Al)]

Yeah, it looked good this arvo didn't it? I stopped what I was doing outside at about 5pm and just took in the view of the belt for a while, then did some daylight astronomy and found Jupiter about 3 degrees below and slightly north of the moon.

Al.

[erick (Eric)]

Originally Posted by iceman

The belt of venus is the shadow of the earth rising at sunset.

In particular the pink belt above the distinct shadow of the earth being cast on the atmosphere. Mike's photos shows it beautifully for sunset. It is also seen in the morning before sunrise.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_of_Venus

[spacezebra (Petra)]

Yes, I was told it is the pink band that is called the anti-twilight arch or "Belt of Venus".

Cheers Petra d.

[Ric]

I never knew that even though I've looked at hundreds of time down at the coast house.

It's good to learn something new.

Cheers

[Jen]

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