18/02/2008 21:32:44
Alastair wrote in message


On Feb 18, 9:27 pm, "Dave Wheeler" wrote:
18/02/2008 21:12:52Trevor
wrote in message

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Unusually light and orangey across sky and houses so later
after
sunset.
1745 East Yorkshire.

Despite 7 oktas stratocumulus at 5000ft (sc perlucidus), the pink
glow was very much in evidence shortly after sunset here here on
Fair
Isle. It was very much enhanced by the haze reducing the
visibility
to 12km.
Rather interestingly, just before sunset, the sky took on a very
pale
lime green colouration that slowly faded to be overtaken by the
orange glow at dusk.
Dave
Fair Isle

Do you think that was a green flash? http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/Green_flash

Cheers, Alastair.
Too long a duration for a flash - lasted about five minutes. But I
guess it could have been a similar phenomena - differing refraction
of light of different colour (wavelength) by the atmosphere.
Dave
Fair Isle