Evening falls across Sunderland's River Wear as it flows through the Port of Sunderland on the final stage of its journey to the North Sea.
This was captured yesterday (Saturday) evening with one of the regular small fishing boats moored in the foreground and the somewhat larger 'Normand Frontier' a modern, multipurpose Offshore Construction Vessel, sailing under the Norwegian flag and at the time of posting, berthed at Corporation Quay.
This view is looking east, not long after sunset and the glowing red horizontal band in the sky, opposite the setting sun, is often called the 'Belt of Venus'.
The phenomenon, can start around 5 minutes before sunset and last for up to 10 minutes after as sunlight is backscattered off dust, particles, and air molecules high up in the atmosphere.
The darker area directly beneath the Belt of Venus is actually the Earth's shadow as it rises into the atmosphere.
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