EarthSky News - Aug 5 - Earth's Shadow and Belt of Venus

August 5 Earth's Shadow and Belt of Venus by:

Tonight … See Earth's shadow and Belt of Venus Look east after sunset for Earth's shadow. It's a deep blue-grey band, curved as Earth is curved, ascending after sunset. The pink band above the shadow is the Belt of Venus. After 40 years, Voyager still reaching for stars "Few missions can ever match the achievements of the Voyager spacecraft during their four decades of exploration." Preparing for the solar eclipse As the total solar eclipse nears, photographers like Gowrishankar Lakshminarayanan are testing their equipment and settings. Yes, we have eclipse glasses Allow one week for shipping in the U.S. Sorry, we can no longer guarantee delivery of international orders. Order today! EarthSky is on the approved list of reputable vendors of eclipse glasses, from the American Astronomical Society. Star of the week: Albireo, beloved double star Albireo is known best for the striking color contrast between its 2 stars - the brighter gold star and the dimmer blue star.

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Earth's shadow and Belt of Venus Dark blue Earth's shadow near the horizon, with an almost full moon in the Belt of Venus above the shadow, as seen by Lance Bullion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Preparing for the solar eclipse Click in to learn what equipment and settings Gowrishankar Lakshminarayanan used to capture this image. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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