Distorted sun
by Konstantinos Kourtidis, Demokritus University of Thrace, Xanthi, Greece
A distrorted red setting sun. The sun's circle is distorted due to the existence of distinct temperature layers in the lower atmosphere. The picture was taken at 8:33 local time from Gialiskari, Ikaria (37 deg 38` N, 26 deg 06` E).
Submitted on 25 July 2008
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- Europe (3437)
- Southern Europe (1495)
- Greece (307)
- Exact location (26.1056 E, 37.6303 N)
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atmospheric optics, stratification
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Credit: Konstantinos Kourtidis (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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