The Green Flash Sunset The Real Thing Honolulu Hawaii

Tue, Mar 2, 2010

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honolulucitydates.blogspot.com presents the real thing seen from a boat in Maunalua Bay in Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. The reason for a green flash lies in refraction of light in the atmosphere light moves more slowly in the lower, denser air than in the thinner air above, so sunlight rays follow paths that curve slightly, in the same direction as the curvature of the Earth. Higher frequency light (green/blue) curves more than lower frequency light (red/orange), so green/blue rays from the upper limb of the setting sun remain visible after the red rays are obstructed by the curvature of the earth. Green flashes are enhanced by atmospheric inversions, which increase the density gradient in the atmosphere, and therefore increase refraction. A green flash is more likely to be seen in clear air, when more of the light from the setting sun reaches the observer without being scattered. We might expect to see a blue flash, but the blue is preferentially scattered out of our line of sight and remaining light ends up looking green. With slight magnification a green rim on the top limb of the solar disk can be seen on most clear-day sunsets. However the flash or ray effects require a stronger layering of the atmosphere and a mirage which serves to magnify the green for a fraction of a second to a couple of seconds.

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22 Responses to “The Green Flash Sunset The Real Thing Honolulu Hawaii”

  1. cakeplox Says:
    2. March 2010 at 6:50 am

    @mikel2187 its on a fuckin boat you idiot

  2. channelly123 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 6:55 am

    yes it turned green at 0:36,and the view was perfect.

  3. silo999 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 7:14 am

    @mikel2187 He is in a ship stupid

  4. mikel2187 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 7:26 am

    learn to hold a camera u fuckin retard

  5. sitne85 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 8:21 am

    it looks red all the time..

  6. LMH94010 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 8:59 am

    oops, this isn’t the one that was obviously fake. Sorry, I’ll remove my comment

  7. mikederek Says:
    2. March 2010 at 9:33 am

    what makes you think so?

  8. hankaaron1961 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 9:59 am

    Why does the video jump cut right before the green flash?

  9. caroleinmn Says:
    2. March 2010 at 10:48 am

    Wow, I saw it. I didn’t know what a green flash at sunset was at all – then I got an email quiz that had that question in it. I had to mark it as “never seen”. Now I at least know what to look for. Thanks for posting.

  10. Evanpatricksmith Says:
    2. March 2010 at 10:57 am

    HSAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH good one. i bet he doesn’t bar tend either.

  11. 54spiritedwill54 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 11:27 am

    at 0:36 looks a bit greenish

  12. aslan2026 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 11:44 am

    That voice is so gay

  13. wndcobra Says:
    2. March 2010 at 12:40 pm

    Wow, thanks for the video. Pretty interesting.

  14. 00joe Says:
    2. March 2010 at 1:35 pm

    totally.

  15. pkm103 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 2:29 pm

    It was shot from a boat.

  16. jks728 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 3:22 pm

    Geez, who shot this video – Katherine Hepburn? HOLD YOUR FRIGGIN’ CAMERA STILL! God, I’d hate to be standing next to you at a urinal!

  17. Kykle86 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 3:41 pm

    I saw it. I had to watch it like 3 times before I noticed it though.

  18. Bothanstreet Says:
    2. March 2010 at 3:54 pm

    whoa i noticed it right when it got below the horizon

  19. pteaa Says:
    2. March 2010 at 5:34 pm

    wow andreiben ur a fucking retard watch the last 3 seconds and look close ur high on crack to not see that flash and green flashes are not flashes the sun turns green but for some reason its called green flash and i live in hawaii so its awsome

  20. andreiben Says:
    2. March 2010 at 6:26 pm

    wtf man were u fucking high u gimp. there was no fucking flash,,, u wasted my time u stoner.

  21. MissKriss94 Says:
    2. March 2010 at 6:37 pm

    what flash?

  22. watch Iron Will Says:
    14. July 2010 at 7:22 pm

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