Media Information
 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection
Title:
The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon
Explanation:
Although you've surely seen it, you might not have noticed it. During a cloudless twilight [ http://www.hyperdic…], just before sunrise [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] or after sunset [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…], part of the atmosphere above the horizon appears slightly off-color, slightly pink. Called the Belt of Venus [ http://www.weather-…], this off-color band between the dark eclipsed [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] sky and the blue sky [ http://www.sciencem…] can be seen in nearly every direction including that opposite the Sun. Straight above, blue sky [ http://www.why-is-t…] is normal sunlight reflecting off the atmosphere. In the Belt of Venus [ http://epod.usra.ed…], however, the atmosphere reflects light from the setting (or rising) Sun which appears more red. The Belt of Venus [ http://en.wikipedia…] can be seen from any location with a clear horizon. Pictured above, the Belt of Venus was photographed above morning fog [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] in the Valley of the Moon [ http://www.vmoa.ken…], a famous wine-producing region in northern California [ http://en.wikipedia…], USA [ http://www.cia.gov/…]. The belt is frequently [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] caught [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] by [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] accident [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] in [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] other [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…] photographs [ http://antwrp.gsfc.…].
Credit and Copyright:
Christine Churchill [ mailto:chrchill at sonic.net ]
facet_where:
Venus
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
The Valley
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_what:
Moon
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Venus
facet_what:
moon
original url:
http://antwrp.gsfc.…
UID:
SPD-APOD-ap060723

The Belt of Venus over the Valley of the Moon
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