Tag Archives: green flash

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It was sunset on Oct. 17th that Eric Zetterholm photographed the setting sun. His reward was a rare photo of a double green flash.

Eric went out two days later to see if he could do it again, but a pesky gull flew across his view at the crucial moment.

With the time change, the sun will be setting around 5:30 or so beginning with today's sunset. Will you be watching?

Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

It's been a beautiful day on the Mendonoma coast today. Slight breeze, temps in the low 70's. We especially enjoyed it knowing there is rain in the forecast!

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Earlier this month Kate Bloch wrote,

"I was just about to email you two photos of wildlife I saw earlier this afternoon as sunset approached. Because it looked like the fog bank was a slim bank across the horizon, it seemed prudent to wait for any end-of-daylight pyrotechnics, and today certainly came to a close with a beautiful sunset and a lovely light purple flash.  I hope you had a chance to witness the display."

"And here's a photo of the green flash from September 17th, as the flash ended up with a lovely silhouette of a pelican above it."

It isn't easy to photograph a green flash but Kate has the talent and ability to do so. I thank her for allowing me to share these photos with you here.

I did see a beautiful green flash last night, Monday. It's said to be good luck to see a green flash. I hope that works for photos of green/purple flashes too!

This morning it was sunny and mild. And then...and then...the fog came up from the south. Most of the time it comes from the north. It rolled over Rick's and my house in Anchor Bay early this afternoon and the temperature dropped dramatically/

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Kate Bloch managed to photograph a rare blue flash to go along with the green flash.

The reason we can't see more colors than green has to do with atmospheric dispersion.But every now and then, a talented photographer will catch magic and show us the blue flash.

Thanks to said talented photographer, Kate Bloch, for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Thick fog this morning but it finally cleared at Rick's and my place mid-afternoon. Temps in the low 60's.

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I was photographing the setting sun with my iPhone. There was an interesting cloud slowing moving in from the south. Here's what it looked like when the sun set.

Since the horizon was so clear, I was watching for a green flash, and there was a beautiful one. I wish my photo showed it better, but I'm still happy I got some green to show you.

Tonight the horizon is very clear so there could be another green flash! No clouds today and warm weather moved in. Quite warm! 79 degrees warm! It's pretty strange for January though.

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Yesterday we had the first storm, which brought 1.94 inches of rain. I almost couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the color in the sky. I don't believe I've seen the sky look quite like this before.

The colors intensified for a minute as the sun began to sink below the horizon. I saw a green flash for a second or two. I caught a hint of it in the photo below.

At 4 pm on Sunday, we've had a little over 0.90 inches and it's still raining. My season to date roared past 41 inches yesterday. 50 inches is a "normal" wet winter at Rick's and my place in Anchor Bay. Hooray!