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    • Archive for August 14th, 2007

    The Mongrel Dogs at Sea (11): Solar Sight

    Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

    I experienced something today that I’ve heard a lot about but never quite believed in: the infamous green flash. I’d read that, sometimes, during sunsets, just at the moment the Sun sinks below the horizon, it flashes green. However, the conditions are hard to meet and the occurrence somewhat rare. Tonight [...]