Search results for Venus

Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found.
Species: Venus comb murex, Murex pecten
Image ID: 12970  

Venus sets over Manley Beacon and the Panamint Mountains, viewed from Zabriskie Point, landscape lit by a full moon, evening, stars.
Location: Zabriskie Point, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 28677  

Belt of Venus over Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River. The Colorado River makes a 180-degree turn at Horseshoe Bend. Here the river has eroded the Navajo sandstone for eons, digging a canyon 1100-feet deep. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset.
Location: Page, Arizona
Image ID: 37781  
Panorama dimensions: 5719 x 8788

Belt of Venus over Grand Canyon at sunrise, viewed from Hopi Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Image ID: 37765  
Panorama dimensions: 5409 x 10272

Belt of Venus and Earth Shadow at Dawn. The Belt of Venus is actually alpenglow visible near the horizon during twilight, above the antisolar point. Like alpenglow, the backscatter of reddened sunlight also creates the Belt of Venus. Unlike alpenglow, the sunlight scattered by fine particulates that cause the rosy arch of the Belt shines high in the atmosphere and lasts for a while after sunset or before sunrise.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37476  

Arch Rock, Venus and Milky Way at Astronomical Twilight, Morning approaching, Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 29231  

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier and Belt of Venus in pre-dawn light. The Earth's shadow appears as the blue just above the horizon.
Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37697  

Belt of Venus over Grand Canyon at dusk, sunset, viewed from Mather Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Image ID: 37761  

Earth Shadow over the Pacific Ocean.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 28371  

Milky Way over Arch Rock, planet Venus framed with the arch, at astronomical twilight, Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 29198  
Panorama dimensions: 9335 x 12912

San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunset reflections and San Diego Bay. Earth-shadow (Belt of Venus) visible in the atmosphere.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 27103  

San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunset reflections and San Diego Bay. Earth-shadow (Belt of Venus) visible in the atmosphere.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 27102  

Belt of Venus over Grand Canyon at sunrise, viewed from Hopi Point on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The Belt of Venus, or anti-twilight arch, is the shadow of the earth cast upon the atmosphere just above the horizon, and occurs a few minutes before sunrise or after sunset.
Location: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Image ID: 37764  

Milky Way over Arch Rock, planet Venus framed with the arch, at astronomical twilight, Joshua Tree National Park.
Location: Joshua Tree National Park, California
Image ID: 29199  
Panorama dimensions: 8724 x 11400

Aphrodite of Milos, Aphrodite tes Melou, better known as the Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek marble statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Created sometime between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty (Venus to the Romans).
Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
Image ID: 28097  

Venus de Milo and her admirers, Musée du Louvre.
Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
Image ID: 35697  

Venus as Huntress Appears to Aeneas, Cortona, Musée du Louvre.
Location: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France
Image ID: 35708  

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier and Belt of Venus in pre-dawn light. The Earth's shadow appears as the blue just above the horizon.
Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37696  

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier and Belt of Venus in pre-dawn light. The Earth's shadow appears as the blue just above the horizon.
Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37698  

Jupiter (right), Venus (left) and stars at Night over Mount Laguna FAA Radar Site.
Image ID: 31042  

Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found.
Species: Venus comb murex, Murex pecten
Image ID: 12971  

Earth Shadow over the Pacific Ocean.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 28367  

Earth Shadow over the Pacific Ocean.
Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California
Image ID: 28368