Weather Did you see it? Here’s what made D.C.’s sunset so dazzling on Thursday. A conveniently placed cloud deck, perfect sun angle and ‘gravity waves’ played a role December 8, 2023 3 min ...

At sunrise and sunset, the sun is at an angle to us. The atmosphere surrounds the Earth, so there is more "atmosphere" that the sun's light has to pass through to reach us.

Ever wonder about the colors of a sunset?

Some people might prefer dusky, pastel skies. But for those who want the vivid, pure sunset colors, especially when reflected off clouds, then a clean lower atmosphere is ideal.

When there are more objects and particles in the atmosphere for light to refract off of, the more vibrant the colors can be.

That smoke, like clouds, acts like a filter that only lets longer wavelengths through, meteorologist Paul Wetzl of Nexstar’s WKBN explains. This not only causes a red and orange sunset but a ...

Asselin said he shot the video near his home in the state’s Upper Peninsula around 8 p.m. Monday. It was pretty close to sunset, which likely accounts for the spectacular orange color of the sky.

Low clouds block the sunlight, so mid or upper-level clouds are best to help reflect the vibrant colors as the sun goes down. Cirrus and altocumulus are great sunset clouds.

The actual photo was take by Dr. Shieh's friend Nathan Province. It is an interesting optical spectacle as the light of the sunset was visible through a deck of altocumulus clouds.

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