NoobCruise Posted August 10, 2012 #1 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 10, 2012 #2 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I have heard of this -- but have never been fortunate to witness this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducklite Posted August 10, 2012 #3 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I've seen it in Key West and on Martha's Vineyard. If you blink, you miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa42886 Posted August 10, 2012 #4 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducklite Posted August 10, 2012 #5 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 10, 2012 #6 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Ellen Posted August 10, 2012 #7 Share Posted August 10, 2012 This phenomomum can also been seen from planes. I was lucky enough to see the brilliant green flash while on a flight from Santiago, Chile to Atlanta. Now whenever we sail DH keeps trying to see it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebr.cruiser Posted August 10, 2012 #8 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I saw it once in Hawaii at Wakiki and once on board a cruise--I've never seen it on land, but I haven't been watching for it. Very awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamomo Posted August 10, 2012 #9 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I finally got to see that phenomenon on a Hawaii cruise earlier this year! So brief, and SO cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langley Cruisers Posted August 10, 2012 #10 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I've been alive for 50 years and have been blessed to see sunsets all around the world... saw the elusive green flash once and only once on our Princess cruise.... DH says we were leaving St.Kitts (I thought it was St.Thomas). Yes, it is real but as I said, elusive. ;) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruz-OR Posted August 10, 2012 #11 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwcruisers Posted August 10, 2012 #12 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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 ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talisker92 Posted August 10, 2012 #13 Share Posted August 10, 2012 We have been very fortunate to see it 3 times-once in Tahiti, once in New Zealand, and once of all places - in Ventura,California! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted August 10, 2012 #14 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Hmmm. The Green Flash. Sounds like the name of a superhero. Or maybe that's it's called when The Hulk briefly exposes himself.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted August 10, 2012 Author #15 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 10, 2012 #16 Share Posted August 10, 2012 My wife and I saw it on one of our cruises in 2008. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaworthy1 Posted August 10, 2012 #17 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Wife and I saw the green flash while on a sunset catamaran sail around Bora Bora, one of our many special cruising moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjones Posted August 10, 2012 #18 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BABA 7 Posted August 10, 2012 #19 Share Posted August 10, 2012 :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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckle Posted August 10, 2012 #20 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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 realReading 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 10, 2012 #21 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobCruise Posted August 10, 2012 Author #22 Share Posted August 10, 2012 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" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padraic Posted August 10, 2012 #23 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I have never seen it on a cruise but I seen it a couple of times on Shirley Heights in Antigua. Quite a sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovevacadays Posted August 11, 2012 #24 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Very interesting. I will have to make it a mission to experience this on my 18 day cruise. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted August 11, 2012 #25 Share Posted August 11, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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