Bush fire are currently raging through Zimbabwe.
And as the sun sets through the deep smoke, its color dramatically changes from yellow to magenta.
On October 10, 2015, the sky of Mutare was covered by thick smoke. The sun set and changed color from yellow to orange and magenta while disappearing behind mountains.
This beautiful transition took only two minutes. But what a spectacle.
The more distant views show the general situation a few minutes before and just after the sun changed color.
The mosaic was compiled from four photographs taken thirty seconds apart.
Sometimes, large blazes also change the color of the moon blood red.
