{"id":622,"date":"2015-01-03T23:12:56","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T23:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2015\/01\/03\/the_belt_of_ven\/"},"modified":"2023-12-24T06:50:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T06:50:16","slug":"the_belt_of_ven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2015\/01\/03\/the_belt_of_ven\/","title":{"rendered":"The Belt of Venus at Sunset Crater"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The full Moon was rising on a clear evening with fresh snow on the ground. I knew Sunset Crater would be in top form, veiled in white, with the Belt of Venus framing it beautifully. I wasn&#8217;t sure whether the moon would be in good position to add the finishing touch. I gave it a shot anyway\u2014it was a learning opportunity. The Moon was not in a great location. At nine degrees up at 5 minutes after sunset, it was too high for a zoom view of the volcano with the moon in the frame. For the Bonito Park area, the Moon was also too far north for a good pairing. Next time around, I&#8217;ll need to look for a full moon that has the moon around 3-6 degrees altitude at 5 minutes after sunset. I&#8217;d also want the Moon at least 12 degrees further south\u2014about 87 degrees azimuth.<\/p>\n<p>So, after a little research in Starry Night Pro for sunset timings:<\/p>\n<p><b>The next options for full Moon \/ Belt of Venus at Bonito Park \/ Sunset Crater are:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 4, 2015, 6:25 PM (6.7\u00b0 altitude \/ 87\u00b0 azimuth)<\/li>\n<li>April 3, 2015, 6:52 PM (5\u00b0 altitude \/ 98\u00b0 azimuth) other side of the crater<\/li>\n<li>October 26, 2015, 5:40 PM (2\u00b0 altitude \/ 82\u00b0 azimuth) hike to south side of Bonito Park<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>For other opportunities, some good full Moon \/ Belt of Venus pairings in northern Arizona:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>July 1, 2015, 7:46 PM (3\u00b0 altitude \/ 116\u00b0 azimuth)<\/li>\n<li>July 30, 2015, 7:33 PM (6\u00b0 altitude \/ 114\u00b0 azimuth)<\/li>\n<li>November 24, 2015, 5:17 PM (5\u00b0 altitude \/ 77\u00b0 azimuth)<\/li>\n<li>December 24, 2015, 5:21 PM (1.7\u00b0 altitude \/ 69\u00b0 azimuth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And a couple of the photos:<\/p>\n<div class=\"imageblock\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/assets_c\/2015\/01\/img20150103_IMG_5188-Edit_lg-380.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/assets_c\/2015\/01\/img20150103_IMG_5188-Edit_lg-thumb-520x346-380.jpg\" alt=\"The Belt of Venus and Sunset Crater I\" width=\"520\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSnow coats Sunset Crater Volcano while<br \/>\nEarth Shadow and the Belt of Venus rise behind it.<br \/>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/perezmedia.smugmug.com\/Landscape\/i-wcfX2qr\/A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prints Available.<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"imageblock\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/assets_c\/2015\/01\/img20150103_IMG_5207-Edit_lg-383.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mt-image-none\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/assets_c\/2015\/01\/img20150103_IMG_5207-Edit_lg-thumb-520x346-383.jpg\" alt=\"The Belt of Venus and Sunset Crater II\" width=\"520\" height=\"346\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nA wider view including the full Moon.<br \/>\n<b><a href=\"http:\/\/perezmedia.smugmug.com\/Landscape\/i-Xzz3hfS\/A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prints Available.<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The full Moon was rising on a clear evening with fresh snow on the ground. I knew Sunset Crater would be in top form, veiled in white, with the Belt of Venus framing it beautifully. I wasn&#8217;t sure whether the moon would&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-astro-photography"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/img20150103_IMG_5188-Edit_lg-thumb-520x346-380.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":446,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2008\/12\/01\/conjunction_moo\/","url_meta":{"origin":622,"position":0},"title":"Conjunction: Moon, Venus and Jupiter","author":"jperez1690","date":"December 1, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Conjunction: Moon, Venus and Jupiter","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astro Photography&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astro Photography","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/astro-photography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":455,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2009\/01\/09\/c2007_n3_lulin\/","url_meta":{"origin":622,"position":1},"title":"C\/2007 N3 (Lulin) &#8211; JAN 9, 2009","author":"jperez1690","date":"January 9, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"C\/2007 N3 (Lulin)","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Comet&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Comet","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/comet\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":521,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/01\/29\/starset_at_suns\/","url_meta":{"origin":622,"position":2},"title":"Starset at Sunset Crater National Monument &#8211; JAN 15, 2010","author":"jperez1690","date":"January 29, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Orion and Canis Major setting over Sunset Crater Click for larger image JAN 15, 2010 - 03:00 AM MST Canon EOS 300D + Kit Lens @ 21 mm \u2022 ISO 200 \u2022 f\/4.5 Composite: 5 x 30 sec. aligned and stacked for sky + 5 min. foreground While observing at\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Astro Photography&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Astro Photography","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/astro-photography\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":624,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2015\/01\/10\/c2014_q2_lovejo\/","url_meta":{"origin":622,"position":3},"title":"C\/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) &#8211; January 9-10, 2015","author":"jperez1690","date":"January 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Before the bad weather rolled in, I drove out to Cinder Hills Overlook at Sunset Crater to get some dark sky shots of the comet. 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