Reflected Volcanic Sunset Dusking
Taken by Peter Lowenstein on July 6, 2022 @
Mutare, Zimbabwe
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Camera Used: Panasonic DMC-TZ60
Exposure Time: 40/10
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2022:07:06 22:39:03
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Spectacular volcanic sunset twilight arches continue to be observed almost daily from Mutare about 40 minutes after the sun has disappeared below the WNW horizon. However late reflected glow above the twilight arches persists for another half an hour after they have receded in the sunset direction. This glow can extend overhead and all the way to the opposite (eastern) horizon where it first brightens and then fades in what can be described as late reflected volcanic dusking. This strange phenomenon has also been reported from Australia by gallery contributors Noeleen Lowndes and Tara Williams. It indicates that the stratospheric aerosols from the January eruption of Hunga Tonga volcano must now be so widespread that they can produce optical effects which extend from horizon to horizon in similar latitudes of the Southern Hemisphere! These observations, which have not been reported elsewhere, must be worthy of comment and/or wider coverage? Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ60 in sunset and manual exposure modes.
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