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18 years 8 months ago #20699 by whyulittle
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Not being smart, but is that not just a 'sunset'!?
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18 years 8 months ago #20701 by martinastro
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Thanks for that John :D
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coruscations attending the whole length of the luminosity, giving to the phenomena the aspect of a wrathful messenger, and not that of a tranquil body pursuing a harmless course..comet of 1680

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18 years 8 months ago #20702 by johnflannery
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Not being smart, but is that not just a 'sunset'!?


true! The Belt of Venus is just one of the many atmospheric phenomena visible at sunset. I'm not sure the origin of the term, but it's a nice effect that people are often not aware of. I remember last Summer being struck by how many occasions I was able to see anti-solar crepuscular rays; again, a sunset/sunrise phenomenon, when the cloud shadows were seen crossing the sky, converging on the anti-solar point.

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18 years 8 months ago #20703 by galwayskywatchers
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Explanation at

www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/earshad.htm
Seanie, bit suprised at you as there was an explanation of the phenonoma in your magazine Realta a few months back.

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18 years 8 months ago #20712 by dave_lillis
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A common enough occurance, we're having one as I write this.
You're getting your moneys worth from that camera Martin. :)
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18 years 8 months ago #20717 by Seanie_Morris
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John,
thanks for the explanation!

Ronan,
you're absolutely right! A slip of the brain I'm afraid!!

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