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Dave wrote: Yeff wrote in news:16l7ldud49dqv : http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021110.html http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/gfim12.htm http://spaceweather.com/swpod2006/31jan06/zinkova.jpg So, anyone ever seen it from the air or a boat? Many times, most often on the Midway, '80 - '83. I have seen it from the air once, and maybe 10 or 15 times (or more?) from the Silver Strand in Coronado. The conditions do have to be right for it to be seen. That's interesting that you mention Silver Strand State Beach, Dave - we've seen it there twice over the years, I suppose because of its orientation and the wx conditions that happen there. At times of the year where sunset is well clear of Point Loma off to the right of sundown, lots of people go to watch the sunset. We also used to use the "Gallery Method" when we were on Diego Garcia in P-3s. I posted this before, I think. A CDR McKeown (sp) that we all called 'the Major' had us flying around at about 20,000' in late afternoon and told the crew he was trying to "catch the Green Flash". At sunset at our altitude (obviously, sunset varies with altitude), he was able to juggle us a few feet up and down to give everyone on board a chance to come up to the stand behind the FE's seat and witness the event. I don't think it took any particular skill - just patience. The last time I saw it flying was coming out of Oman on a very sandy day. The Negev desert and the temperature inversions were stirring up a heat wave up at altitude that made everything a deep sepia tone. That time, it wasn't a 'flash' - it was a sustained green-ish sunset off the right wing. It was really weird! v/r Gordon |
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"Yeff" wrote...
So, anyone ever seen it from the air or a boat? Many times. |
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Yeff wrote:
So, anyone ever seen it from the air or a boat? Bob McKellar wrote: At sea, it's a routine event if the weather's good enough to see the horizon. Word. But the horizon has to be razor sharp. One of the Tigers on my last cruise got a good photo of it. We saw the flash three days running on that trip. Jeff |
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"Yeff" wrote in message ... http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021110.html http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/gfim12.htm http://spaceweather.com/swpod2006/31jan06/zinkova.jpg So, anyone ever seen it from the air or a boat? I have seen twice from the deck of a boat, once in the Pacific and another off the east coast of the U.S. Leanne |
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eponymous cowherd wrote: In article , Yeff wrote: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021110.html http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/gfim12.htm http://spaceweather.com/swpod2006/31jan06/zinkova.jpg So, anyone ever seen it from the air or a boat? I've never seen it and don't understand why, if it exists, it should be so difficult to see. "If it exists"? We aren't talking about Bigfoot sightings - its a met phenomenon that is occasionally photographed and you can find in several places on the net. |
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"Gordon" wrote in news:1164334010.238291.138190
@j44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: eponymous cowherd wrote: In article , Yeff wrote: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021110.html http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/gfim12.htm http://spaceweather.com/swpod2006/31jan06/zinkova.jpg So, anyone ever seen it from the air or a boat? I've never seen it and don't understand why, if it exists, it should be so difficult to see. "If it exists"? We aren't talking about Bigfoot sightings - its a met phenomenon that is occasionally photographed and you can find in several places on the net. It does exist. As for the difficulty of viewing, there are several factors that must be right all at once for the effect to be seen 1. Sharp horizon - gotta be looking across water. 2. No clouds - they block the sun. 3. No, or very little, haze - it affects the refraction. Dave in San Diego |
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eponymous cowherd wrote: I've never seen it and don't understand why, if it exists, it should be so difficult to see. "If it exists"? We aren't talking about Bigfoot sightings - its a met phenomenon that is occasionally photographed and you can find in several places on the net. Instead of trying your hand at wit try answering the question. Try looking it up yourself - we aren't homework helper. Several people, including myself, explained the conditions under which we saw the event. Since that isn't good enough, I'd suggest that Google is probably your only friend. Hell, Wikipedia can educate you on the subject, if you can spell it. Gordon |
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"eponymous" == eponymous cowherd writes:
eponymous In article eponymous .com, eponymous "Gordon" wrote: eponymous cowherd wrote: In article , Yeff wrote: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021110.html http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/gfim12.htm http://spaceweather.com/swpod2006/31jan06/zinkova.jpg So, anyone ever seen it from the air or a boat? I've never seen it and don't understand why, if it exists, it should be so difficult to see. "If it exists"? We aren't talking about Bigfoot sightings - its a met phenomenon that is occasionally photographed and you can find in several places on the net. eponymous Instead of trying your hand at wit try answering the eponymous question. There are plenty of excellent internet sites dedicated to collected photos, and explanations. 30 seconds of Google will give you more than you need. -- G Hassenpflug * IJN & JMSDF equipment/history fan |
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Yeff wrote: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021110.html http://www.sundog.clara.co.uk/atoptics/gfim12.htm http://spaceweather.com/swpod2006/31jan06/zinkova.jpg So, anyone ever seen it from the air or a boat? -- -Jeff B. zoomie at fastmail fm Chuck McGrail, CO of the Midway-maru used to get people on deck for FOD walkdown to see the green flash..got thousands up there, great CO...around 1982 or so. |
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