Many think green flashes are just a myth. Others think a green flash is true but its cause isn’t known. Adventurers pride themselves on having seen some.
It’s a green flash from the Sun. And green flashes are real.
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The truth is the green flash does exist and its cause is well understood.
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Just as the setting Sun disappears completely from view, a last glimmer appears startlingly green.
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The effect is typically visible only from locations with a low, distant horizon, and lasts just a few seconds.
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A green flash is also visible for a rising Sun, but takes better timing to spot.
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Here an awesome video with great music:
The Green FlashHere is a breathtaking and rare phenomenon called the Green Flash.
Posted by Hashem Al-Ghaili on Wednesday, January 20, 2016
The Sun itself does not turn partly green, the effect is caused by layers of the Earth’s atmosphere acting like a prism.
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What an insanely mystic sky phenomenon.