WPC: Refraction

Red, orange and pink clouds occur almost entirely at sunrise and sunset and are the result of the scattering of sunlight by the atmosphere. When the angle between the sun and the horizon is less than 10 percent, as it is just after sunrise or just prior to sunset, sunlight becomes too red due to refraction for any colours other than those with a reddish hue to be seen. ~Wikipedia

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I used to live in a second-storey flat that faced east-west. This meant that we could view both sunrises and sunsets. The most spectacular sunsets were in the autumn months. I miss those skies.

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Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

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    1. If I timed it right, driving home (west) from my daughter’s house, those skies were ahead of me all the way!

  7. Fabulous colours. Like raspberry ripple ice cream, drizzled with coulis almost to excess. Delicious.

  8. I didn’t know the technical details of why we see red and pink at sunset and sunrise. Very interesting! And, as the others have already said, gorgeous shots.

    1. It was one of the delights of living there. Not at all sure why it was so much better at this time of year, maybe something to do with the angle of the sun?

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