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by cbsimkins
Tue Feb 17, 2009 10:49 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)

Depending upon where the photographer was sitting in the airplane, it appears to be condensation trails which are usually not visible because they are strictly local to the airfoils, in this case the wing or engines. That coupled with the setting sun provided the illusion. I can see no connection wi...