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by Rocco
Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:16 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Triple Sunrise Over Gdansk Bay (2009 Aug 04)
Replies: 338
Views: 53680

Re: Cause of Triple Sunrise (APOD 2009 August 4)

Hey guys, give this simple but impressive :!: experiment a try: Wait until it's dark outside and have a look at the moon or a distant street light through one of your windows. Maybe you have to try some windows and/or angles to find one showing a noticeable effect, but if you find one, you get nice ...
by Rocco
Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:58 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Triple Sunrise Over Gdansk Bay (2009 Aug 04)
Replies: 338
Views: 53680

Re: Cause of Triple Sunrise (APOD 2009 August 4)

If you look at the first picture (in the APOD), it's obvious that the second and third suns (fainter and fainter) are behind the dark cloud/mist layer and this layer seems very continuous. In a glass reflection, the layer will be replicated and/or the sun reflection in the window will be "supe...
by Rocco
Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:29 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: A Triple Sunrise Over Gdansk Bay (2009 Aug 04)
Replies: 338
Views: 53680

Re: Cause of Triple Sunrise (APOD 2009 August 4)

Hi,

In my opinion there was something like window glass in front of the camera.

I brightened up the first image and attached it to my post - there are some more reflections of the environment in the picture as you can see at the trees in the middle.

Jochen.