Unusual Sunset
Taken by Helio C. Vital on January 17, 2015 @
Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Camera Used: Canon Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Exposure Time: 1/2000
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 100
Date Taken: 2015:01:17 19:39:21
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That the strong refraction next to the horizon flattens the image of the setting sun is no surprise to anyone but what if it suddenly becomes shaped like a mushroom? Yesterday, I took some photos of the sun setting over the Atlantic Ocean from Saquarema, a small city 100km east of downtown Rio de Janeiro. The local air temperature was 34°C but the seawater was only 21°C. Thus a layer of cooler air formed on the surface of the sea. As sunlight crossed that layer to reach my camera, it underwent a complex series of refractions and reflections that severely distorted the image of the sun, making it acquire very unusual shapes. A Canon Powershot SX60 HS was used for all the shots,taken at 21:39-41 UT.
Photographer's website:
http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/98669508@N03/
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