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by MikeB
Mon Feb 23, 2009 12:00 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)

Oops... I meant geckzilla, NOT geekzilla. My apologies! :oops:

(You must be a herper.)
by MikeB
Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:42 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 Feb 17)
Replies: 201
Views: 47671

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

Great job geekzilla in finding those links to the orange rain photos! Those photos collectively may be the "smoking gun" that solves the riddle. The other possible explanation I considered (besides reflected sunlight off a thin layer of low clouds) was that it was indeed virga, or wisps of...
by MikeB
Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:10 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Unusual Red Glow Over Minnesota (2009 Feb 17)
Replies: 201
Views: 47671

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

Weather observations from Minneapolis (MSP), 2002 23 September: 1753CDT/2253UTC 31009KT BKN047 BKN060 BKN090 11/4 DZB24E50 (Translation: 553 PM CDT, wind from NW 9 knots, broken clouds at 4700 ft, more broken clouds at 6000 ft, more broken clouds at 9000 ft, temp. 11C (52F), dewpoint 4C/40F, drizzle...