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The Belt of Venus, Paphos, Cyprus, 2024-06-06 02:45 UT.

*Taken at 05:45 local time.

 

The Earth's dark shadow appears in the opposite part of the sky to sunrise with the sun still below the horizon behind the camera.

 

The reddish band above the shadow is an atmospheric phenomenon known as The Belt of Venus or Venus's Girdle.

 

The name is associated with the girdle or belt worn by the Greek goddess Aphrodite, and the Roman counterpart Venus.

 

*Please note my cameras are all set at UTC.

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Uploaded on June 28, 2024
Taken on June 6, 2024