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OK, this isn't a question. A member on our roll call thread told us that when the skys are clear to watch for the green flash of light xthat occurrs at the second the sun sets over the horizon. I'd never heard of this and, as a scientist, I had to get to the bottom of it. Yes, it's real

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Flash

 

http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/13D.

 

From San Diego State http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/

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aaahh i saw/heard this in a movie!!! ( i know soo credible sometimes ) i forget what one.. but i have heard about it.. and i always wanna see a full sunset and we are usualy in dinner at the time...

 

Sail on a smaller ship that offers outdoor dining on the deck and you'll see the sunsets while you dine. :)

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When I first heard of it, I thought the person telling us had been looking through the bottom of a Heineken bottlle. :D

 

Then we were sailing Rotterdam in the med. My seat in the dining room, at a table for eight, faced the windows. I was admiring the beautiful sunset and urged our tablemates to turn in their seats to view it. All eight of us were focusing on watching the gorgeous sunset when we all gasped and looked at eachother. No one wanted to be the first to say "Did you see that green falsh"? Finally, someone spoke and we all agreed that yes, that was what we had seen. I've never seen it before or since and am not a scientist to say for sure, but eight of us really believe that is what we saw.

 

And yes, if you blink, you miss it.

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Much more rare to see is a moonbow. A moonbow is a rainbow caused by the light of the moon rather than by the sun. I've seen one in my lifetime. It was a very dark night except for the moon behind me at an altitude of about 30 degrees. The moonbow was distinct but lacking the vibrant colorations of a regular rainbow. Still it was spectactular to see. A photo of a moonbow can be seen at the following website:

 

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/bowim51.htm

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aaahh i saw/heard this in a movie!!! ( i know soo credible sometimes ) i forget what one.. but i have heard about it.. and i always wanna see a full sunset and we are usualy in dinner at the time...

 

Well, the third Pirates of the Caribbean (At World's End), for one. :D

One of the reasons DH and I prefer aft cabins is watching the sunsets -- but, I've never seen the green flash. My thanks to all of you who have reported seeing it -- I'll keep trying!! :p ;)

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Much more rare to see is a moonbow. A moonbow is a rainbow caused by the light of the moon rather than by the sun. I've seen one in my lifetime. It was a very dark night except for the moon behind me at an altitude of about 30 degrees. The moonbow was distinct but lacking the vibrant colorations of a regular rainbow. Still it was spectactular to see. A photo of a moonbow can be seen at the following website:

 

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/rainbows/bowim51.htm

 

Yosemite has a moonbow every year in the spring at Yosemite Falls. Their website updates usually tell you when they're predicted. Photographers camp out at the falls waiting to capture it on camera.

 

http://500px.com/photo/2269311

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:D

OK, this isn't a question. A member on our roll call thread told us that when the skys are clear to watch for the green flash of light xthat occurrs at the second the sun sets over the horizon. I'd never heard of this and, as a scientist, I had to get to the bottom of it. Yes, it's real

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Flash

 

http://www.webexhibits.org/causesofcolor/13D.

 

From San Diego State http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/

 

I had never heard of the"green flash" before my 64 day cruise of the "rim of fire"..we were near Tahiti...another gal and myself saw it! A crew member standing near us did not....you blink at the wrong time and you have missed it!

 

We did our version of the "GREEN FLASH" happy dance!!

 

Dianne

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OK, this isn't a question. A member on our roll call thread told us that when the skys are clear to watch for the green flash of light xthat occurrs at the second the sun sets over the horizon. I'd never heard of this and, as a scientist, I had to get to the bottom of it. Yes, it's real
Reading this reminded me that some time back people on Cruise Critic were reporting seeing a green flash or glow in the toilet bowl if they went into the bathroom on a cruise ship in the middle of the night.

 

I intended to look for it on future cruises, but always forgot about it and have not seen anything mentioned about it recently.

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My nephew took a great picture of the green flash on a Mexico cruise. If someone could tell me how to post a photo here, I would.

 

 

Oh my word!!!!

 

He actually got a photo of the green flash?!!!! That is Amazing.

Has he tried to sell it to National Geographic or the like?

Is it a fabulous photo?

 

I'd just LOVED to see it.

 

 

 

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My nephew took a great picture of the green flash on a Mexico cruise. If someone could tell me how to post a photo here, I would.

 

Start a reply or hit "quote" on my post to open a reply box. At the top of the box you type in are a bunch of symbols. Click on the little paper clip next to the smiley face. That will open a box that says "manage attachments". Click "choose file" under "upload file from your computer". Find the photo on your computer and click on it, then click "upload". It will take a few moments, but it will add the photo to your post.

 

Then type whatever you want to say about it and click "submit reply"

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We first heard about the Green Flash many years ago on a cruise in Asia. Despite more then 2 1/2 years on ships (all over the world) we have never seen the Green Flash on a ship. But we have seen it once in Tahiti and several times when we spend our winters in Puerto Vallarta. The trick is that you need to carefully watch the sunsets and not even blink just as the sun goes under the horizon. We were once on an Alaskan cruise when a lecturer (a glacierologist from U of Mich) actually had a slide of the Green Flash taken by a collegue.

 

Hank

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