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When the sky is clear and you have an unobstructed view of the Sun at sunset, just as the sun disappears , or occasionally at sunrise, most often over the ocean, you can see a brief green flash. Science says it is caused by a scattering of light, into individual colors, similar to a prism. It lasts only a second or so, so you must be patient and not look away
I have seen it several times from the beaches of California over the Pacific ocean. However, never quite as clear and crisp as the photo below.
When the sky is clear and you have an unobstructed view of the Sun at sunset, just as the sun disappears , or occasionally at sunrise, most often over the ocean, you can see a brief green flash. Science says it is caused by a scattering of light, into individual colors, similar to a prism. It lasts only a second or so, so you must be patient and not look away
I have seen it several times from the beaches of California over the Pacific ocean. However, never quite as clear and crisp as the photo below.
Personally I've not seen it but a lot of the people here say they've seen it at Dunnet Beach. You get the most beautiful Sunsets there, I can see them from the back door.
We do get the Aurora though and I've watched that often.