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by Butane
Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:56 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 Feb 17)
Replies: 201
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Re: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 February 17)

If you look at the lake on the right-hand side of the photograph, you'll notice that there are red reflections in the water. That alone suggests that there are red lit clouds/rain showers in the sky. However that doesn't disprove Neufer's idea.bornyesterday Based on what I know about reflections, I...
by Butane
Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:51 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 Feb 17)
Replies: 201
Views: 49849

Re: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 February 17)

As for the time and date data on the camera, disregard it. The plane may have taken off from the Eastern time zone, which would be an hour later than Minnesota. Few people have a reliably accurate time in their camera, and some never set it at all.
by Butane
Tue Feb 17, 2009 11:43 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 Feb 17)
Replies: 201
Views: 49849

Re: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 February 17)

I go for the starboard window reflection of a sunset streaming through two forward port windows (with seats obstructing the bottom of the port window sunset reflections and a window shade obstructing the top of the left most [i.e., forward most] port window sunset reflection.) Neufer nailed it. The...