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by Pzoxic
Wed Aug 15, 2007 4:36 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Discussion of APOD 15 August 2007: Mysterious Streaks
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Alternative Explanation

The first thing that I thought of when I saw the picture was that it might possibly an atmspheric effect, similar to green flares, striped suns, etc... at sun/moon set or rise. Under certain atmospheric conditions (strange temperature gradients) a sunset can like like a stacked set of lines parallel...