images

Earth's shadow

by

L.Laveder/Novapix

Reference

t-met06-00004

Date

2007-09-23

These three images, taken from top to bottom 10, 15 and 20 minutes after sunset, show the different thickness of the earth's shadow projected onto the sky (the blue-gray zone). This phenomena showing the earth's shadow is called the belt of Venus. August 4 2006, Cap Coz (Finistère-France).