APOD

APOD

Postby Swift » Wed Sep 24, 2014 4:01 am

Today's picture is amazing
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140923.html
That's no sunset. And that thin red line just above it -- that's not a sun pillar. The red glow on the horizon originates from a volcanic eruption, and the red line is the eruption's reflection from fluttering atmospheric ice crystals. This unusual volcanic light pillar was captured over Iceland earlier this month.
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Re: APOD

Postby geonuc » Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:18 am

That is one of the more amazing photos I've seen recently.
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