Friday, February 23, 2018

Going down and going green

Recent weather conditions (cold and clear) have created great conditions for green flashes.  Here's one on 23 February 2018:
 


 


 

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2 comments:

  1. John W. WallFebruary 24, 2018 at 5:18 PM

    Nice! What's the physics behind that?

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  2. Jackie SonesFebruary 25, 2018 at 7:46 AM

    Hi, John,

    Well, I don't feel knowledgeable enough to explain it myself, but when I first wrote about a green flash in 2013 (link below), I read quite a bit online. This web site has very helpful descriptions and explanations:

    https://aty.sdsu.edu/

    And here's my first post about green flashes from December 2013:

    http://bodegahead.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-green.html

    :) Jackie


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