Green Flash, is it real?

[DJE]

So the question is which way round is a rainbow?
My thought. The Red should be closest to the straight un-refracted light going to blue which should be the furthest.

Red on the outside I'm afraid. But then you are looking at reflected light.

 

[Robin]

Red on the outside I'm afraid. But then you are looking at reflected light.

There's gold at the end of that rainbow. SWMBO lost an earring just about there.

There's gold at the end of that rainbow, one of SWMBO's earrings anyway.

 

[BurnitBlue]

I once spent a few evenings on a Caribbean beach with a camera.

I sat on a low box with the camera on a tripod which was raised about 10 inches above my eyelevel.

The theory was to wait for the green flash then stand up quickly to see it again then fire the camera. Curvature of the earth stuff,

Naturally it didn't work. Got the idea from a few RN types who insisted that on a pitching warship, one could see the green flash a number of times.

I forgot that one should never believe an RN type when they are telling sea shanties or whatever they are called. Wasted my time.

 

[Habebty]

Saw it last night.................on some crap programme about he weather.

 

[nigelmercier]

Now, I've never seen the Northern Lights, so that's my next astronomical phenomenon goal...

You will be disappointed. The sequences you see on TV are speeded up many times, you will not detect any movement.

 

[mjcoon]

You will be disappointed. The sequences you see on TV are speeded up many times, you will not detect any movement.

Saw them on TV a few days ago and that question was specifically asked. They denied they were speeded up! I had often wondered, and still do...

Mike.

 

[nigelmercier]

Saw them on TV a few days ago and that question was specifically asked. They denied they were speeded up! I had often wondered, and still do...

The clue is looking at the star background rotating!

 

[AntarcticPilot]

You will be disappointed. The sequences you see on TV are speeded up many times, you will not detect any movement.

No, you won't. While the motion is much slower than the speeded-up time-lapse movies often shown, it is perceptible and majestic. Also, the consideration that you are looking at the "phosphor" of a CRT 93 million miles long is quite awe-inspiring!

Saw them in Greenland; once seen, never forgotten.

Sadly, photographing them well is very difficult.

 

[Resolution]

Now, I've never seen the Northern Lights, so that's my next astronomical phenomenon goal. .

Saw them once, on a commercial jet flight across to the States or Canada (can't remember which). Wonderful viewpoint, went on for ages and ages. So long that I fell asleep. The pilot seemed very excited by it, so presumably it is not a regular phenomenon for them.
Peter

 

[nigelmercier]

While the motion is much slower than the speeded-up time-lapse movies often shown, it is perceptible and majestic...

I'm sure, but my son was rather expecting the effect as often seen on TV. Still glad he saw it of course.