It's being illuminated by the sunset... which is red/orange/pink. That is, the Sun that is lighting its upper part has passed through a very long atmospheric path and had most of its short wavelength light scattered away.I can't seem to figure out, why is the Belt of Venus pink as opposed to, say, red. Red is a predictable in sunsets, of course, one finds many explanations about it, but pink, I have not been able to find any explanations for its occurrence...The Belt of Venus illustrates this. The upper pink part is directly lit by the Sun. The lower blue part is only scattering light from other parts of the sky.
Statistics: Posted by Chris Peterson — Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:02 pm — Replies 40 — Views 3758