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The Arc of Earth's Shadow at Monument Valley

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This panorama from the Navaho Tribal Park at Monument Valley shows the evening twilight sky looking east opposite the sunset to the rising dark blue arc of Earth's shadow cast on the atmosphere. The shadow is rimmed with a pink "Belt of Venus" tint from sunlight still hitting the upper atmosphere. However, the Sun had set from the ground's viewpoint. The shadow is an arc because the Earth casting the shadow is round!

This was September 28, 2024, from the main viewpoint overlooking Monument Valley, on the Arizona/Utah border, looking toward the East and West Mittens and Merrick Butte.

The visibility of the shadow has been enhanced with contrast and dehaze adjustments.

Technical:
This is a panorama of 10 segments, each 1/10-second exposures at f/5.6, with the RF15-35mm lens at 35mm on the Canon R5 at ISO 100. Stitched in Adobe Camera Raw. Generative AI Fill removed people and foreground distractions and clutter amazingly well! Topaz Photo AI applied for additional noise reduction and sharpening. Nik Color EFX Classical Soft Focus also applied through a Not D1 Darks mask created with Lumenzia for an additional sky glow enhancement

The original is 29,000 x 5,500 pixels.
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This panorama from the Navaho Tribal Park at Monument Valley shows the evening twilight sky looking east opposite the sunset to the rising dark blue arc of Earth's shadow cast on the atmosphere. The shadow is rimmed with a pink "Belt of Venus" tint from sunlight still hitting the upper atmosphere. However, the Sun had set from the ground's viewpoint. The shadow is an arc because the Earth casting the shadow is round! <br /> <br /> This was September 28, 2024, from the main viewpoint overlooking Monument Valley, on the Arizona/Utah border, looking toward the East and West Mittens and Merrick Butte. <br /> <br /> The visibility of the shadow has been enhanced with contrast and dehaze adjustments. <br /> <br /> Technical:<br /> This is a panorama of 10 segments, each 1/10-second exposures at f/5.6, with the RF15-35mm lens at 35mm on the Canon R5 at ISO 100. Stitched in Adobe Camera Raw. Generative AI Fill removed people and foreground distractions and clutter amazingly well! Topaz Photo AI applied for additional noise reduction and sharpening. Nik Color EFX Classical Soft Focus also applied through a Not D1 Darks mask created with Lumenzia for an additional sky glow enhancement <br /> <br /> The original is 29,000 x 5,500 pixels.