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by Orit
Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:03 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 Feb 17)
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Re: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 February 17)

In 1999 during my flight training, we flew from Denver, Colorado to Boulder. I did come across that kind of red glow and my instructor took advantage of the opportunity to teach me the following: This is "virgo" (= light rain coming down a cloud, but not reaching the ground because of rapi...