Here's another image from sunset a couple of nights ago.
The camera is facing east, opposite the setting sun. The sunset orange to blue color transition is called the "Belt of Venus". As the sun sets in the west, the edge caused by the shadow of the earth rises in the east, with the warm light of sun on one side, and the shadow lit only by local scattered blue sky light. That orange or pink over blue coloration is pretty common and consistent here, so perhaps it's more visible with the transition projecting onto our dusty air (especially down at Mono Lake where there tends to be a high concentration of ultra-fine dust).
Astronomer +Philip Plait describes the phenomenon on his Bad Astronomy blog:
Moon Rise over an Arsenic Lake
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/02/25/the_belt_of_venus_moon_rise_into_the_earth_s_shadow.html
Venus is one of the first things you can see as twilight comes. It's also a planet that you see towards the sun, so if Venus is in the sky at all as twilight progresses, it's always towards the opposite horizon from this event named after it.
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Wow Jeff colors are insane!!
wooow sweet thanks
Such beautiful colors!
to feel a sense of enchantment
We're fortunate to get the best "Belt of Venus" light I've ever seen here in the Eastern Sierra +Chris Warren.
The desert has a beauty all its own!
nice capture….
Beautiful
SEVE SUPER VIEN
very nice picture
Gorgeous.
love this. Howls like a coyote.
Beauty of nature's colour…thank you +Jeff Sullivan
Great shot! +Jeff Sullivan btw. I recently Google messaged you about your Bodie night workshop but didnt get any response. What is the best way to contact you?
Just beautiful no words can describe
Nice!
Amazing colors!
That's strange +David Safanda, those usually come through on my email, but it's not showing up at all… either it was routed to the spam folder and auto-deleted (I hate that), or either the messaging or email system completely failed. I'm just about to announce another Bodie date or two… I'll send you my email address.
beautiful and sound……………
Stunningly Beautiful Jeff!
beautiful.
Stunning
Wonderful
Superbe
wow
Absolutely gorgeous Mountains have seen it in person and they're just as gorgeous as they are the picture missing being in Nevada
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More than pretty,
Beautiful
Check out the other photos as well
Gorgeous.
beautiful view
Nature's beauty!
wonderful shot
Superbe !
Fantastic
que vellezaa !!!
Its beatifull
Wickedly beautiful….
Beautiful! +Jeff Sullivan
Astounding.
Amazing:)
That is so cool
Lovely.
Wonderfull!
beautiful!
what a beautiful sky.
Very pretty and pastel!
I miss Nevada… I miss the west. Here in Georgia, there are too many trees getting in the way of the sunset. That is a beautiful picture. =)
Amazing skyline
And this