Belt of Venus over Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River, #37781

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., natural history stock photograph, photo id 37781
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
Hi-Res Dimensions: 5719 x 8788
Lat/Long: 36.87979, -111.51400 (Coordinates: 36° 52' 47.25" N, 111° 30' 50.40" W)
Format: Digital Panorama 2:3
Keywords: antitwilight arch, arizona, belt of venus, canyon, colorado river, earth shadow, erosion, gorge, horseshoe bend, outdoors, outside, page, river, sandstone, scene, scenery, scenic, usa, venus girdle, water
Purchase a print of this image
Categories:
Copyright © Phillip Colla / Oceanlight.com, all rights reserved worldwide.
This professional quality stock photo can be licensed in high resolution form by contacting the photographer: Phillip Colla, photos@oceanlight.com, (760) 707-7153, more info and photographer bio.