The Belt of Venus
Taken by Helio de Carvalho Vital on June 5, 2015 @
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Camera Used: Canon Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Exposure Time: 1/125
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 800
Date Taken: 2015:06:05 17:14:11
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The Sun had just set when I took these photos of the antisolar point. They show the pink Belt of Venus, a rosy pinkish arch produced by reddened sunlight that undergoes backscattering in the atmosphere. Its glow thus comes from the partially occulted setting Sun (as seen from it). In the distance, the images show a lake and the sea. Above sea level, a darker layer, corresponding to Earth`s shadow, can be seen with the Belt of Venus upon it. A Canon PowerShot was used for the shots, taken at 20:11-20:14 UT.
Photographer's website:
http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/98669508@N03/
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