The Moon, Jupiter and the Belt of Venus

This panorama image shows a pinkish haze just above the eastern horizon, shortly after sunset. This haze is call the Belt of Venus. Above it, is blue sky. Below it, is the darkness of Earth's shadow. As the Sun sinks lower and lower below the western horizon, the shadow rises higher in the east until.....ta-da.....nighttime!!!! (The white dot at the right is the Moon)

Our Solar System's largest planet, Jupiter can be seen in this image (center), while the Moon shines at right. The two are getting closer together this week, until, in a couple of nights, Jupiter will be on the right of the Moon.