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Green Flash

Artipe eryx

Classification

Class
Insecta

The green flash and green ray are meteorological optical phenomena that sometimes occur transiently around the moment of sunset or sunrise. When the conditions are right, a distinct green spot is briefly visible above the Sun's upper limb; the green appearance usually lasts for no more than two seconds. Rarely, the green flash can resemble a green ray shooting up from the sunset or sunrise point.

Distribution

(c) Licheng Shih, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Licheng Shih · CC-BY
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