Two more views of the evening Belt of Venus. The first is looking North, and the second is facing East. The Belt of Venus is the pink band. The color comes from the sunset (or sunrise) opposite reflecting on the Earth’s atmosphere. Below the pink band is the blue band of the twilight arch. That’s the shadow of the Earth cast on the atmosphere.
On a clear evening or morning, if you have an unobstructed view the horizon on all sides, you can see that the pink belt stretches nearly the full 360 degree of the skyline, only fading away as it approaches the setting or rising sun. It is the most distinct, though, at the opposite horizon from the sun.
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