Green and BLue flashes at sunset

[sky otter]

ah all my sunset shots are oranges, yellows and red...something new to watch for

http://spaceweather.com/
Realtime Space Weather Photo Gallery

GREEN FLASH, BLUE FLASH: Green flashes at sunset are rare. Indeed, they were once thought mythological. Blue flashes are rarer still. On June 21st Göran Strand of Frösön, Sweden, saw them both in a single sunset:

"Tonight the weather was incredibly clear and fine, so I went out to photograph the sunset--and this was the result," says Strand. "The time interval between the first and last frames is 1 minute and 14 seconds."

Green flashes are formed when the prismatic action of the atmosphere splits the setting sun into basic R-G-B colors. Temperature inversions create a mirage, magnifying the green into an eye-catching flash.

Blues flashes are formed in the same way, but they are generally harder to see than green flashes, because blue flashes blend into the surrounding blue sky. When the air is exceptionally clear, however, the blue flash emerges.

For more rare sights occuring right now, browse the new Realtime Space Weather Photo Gallery.

[Shasta56]

I've heard of the green flash being seen in the Carribean.  We've also had the northern lights this far south on occasion.  Right now I'd like to not see blood red sunrise and sunset.  Tomorrow is reservoir day.  Maybe that will improve my mood. 

Shasta

[deuem]

Really nice photos there Sky. All I get at sunset is air polution and blue sky all night.
Deuem has to move away from the concrete jungle.

[Linda Brown]

I think that " green flash" happens alot in the islands of the Pacific. Thats where I have seen it the most.... never here in the desert.... but maybe someone else has.... Amazing and Beautiful.  Linda

[sky otter]

Green flashes are formed when the prismatic action of the atmosphere splits the setting sun into basic R-G-B colors. Temperature inversions create a mirage, magnifying the green into an eye-catching flash.


finally got a gren flash last evening..yeah me..lol

small cloud in the middle was surrounded in green ..sadly it doesn't show as well here..but you can see it...guess i need to step up my resarch on that new camera..sigh

[deuem]

Do you have any Film settings on that camera? Go down to 64 and try again.

[sky otter]

 

deuem

guess you know by now i am a point and shoot on auto person

the camea has about 30 pictures for setings but no numbers that i can find..the instructions are somewhere on line
i'm even getting tired of me..sorry

doing research on the sony line that will shoot in the dark without a flash..
i might get you a good night shot yet..