sunset
esiegel | February 13, 2013"It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little bit about it." -Carl Sagan
I would argue the exact opposite, in fact: the beauty of a sunset, in all of its varieties and variations, is only enhanced the more you know about it.
Image credit: Dan Schroeder, via Picasa.
The next time you watch the Sun descend through the sky, towards the horizon, you might marvel at how the Sun remains the same size all the way down. At just slightly over half-a-degree, the Sun appears to drop at a constant rate throughout the afternoon and into early evening.
But there are some small changes…
grrlscientist | May 5, 2010tags: Sonnenuntergang, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, cities, sunset, photography
Sunset Over Frankfurt am Main.
In the distance are the bright yellow fields of blossoming Rapeseed, Brassica napus, that contrast with the green of other crops.
Nordwestzentrum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: GrrlScientist, 4 May 2010 [larger view]
grrlscientist | April 20, 2010tags: Sonnenuntergang, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, nature, sunset, photography
Sonnenuntergang.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: Bob O'Hara, 20 April 2010 [larger view]
Sunset over Frankfurt, as photographed from the bedroom window. This sunset was influenced by the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull. The light gold above the sun is a real cloud, but the darker haze surrounding the sun is the ash cloud. This ash cloud made the sun look fuzzy and at times, almost completely obscured it.
Today, the sky cleared for a few hours and everything seemed normal once more, but in the…
grrlscientist | April 19, 2010tags: Sonnenuntergang, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, nature, sunset, photography
Sonnenuntergang.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: Bob O'Hara, 19 April 2010 [larger view]
Sunset over Frankfurt, as photographed from the bedroom window. This sunset was influenced by the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull. The clouds that you see are fluffy and a light gold color, the ash cloud is hazy and dark and (dare I say it?) menacing.
The haze from the Icelandic volcano is much worse today than it has been ever since Eyjafjallajökull first blew. I know that the airlines want to start flying…
grrlscientist | April 18, 2010tags: Sonnenuntergang, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, nature, sunset, photography
Sonnenuntergang.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: Bob O'Hara, 18 April 2010 [larger view]
Sunset over Frankfurt, as photographed from the bedroom window. This sunset was influenced by the Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökull.
This is probably the last sunset photograph you'll see from Frankfurt that doesn't have a dozen or more (disgustingly ugly!!) contrails messing it up because the latest news is that the eruptions from the Icelandic volcano are slowing down .. and there are some EU flights…
grrlscientist | April 4, 2010tags: Sonnenuntergang, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, travel, nature, sunset, image of the day
Sonnenuntergang.
Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: Bob O'Hara, 4 April 2010 [larger view]
Sunset over Frankfurt, as photographed from the bedroom window.
grrlscientist | January 18, 2010tags: Frankfurter Sonnenuntergang, Frankfurt Sunset, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, image of the day
Sonnenuntergang aus Reidberg (Sunset from Reidberg)
Reidberg, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Image: Bob O'Hara, 29 November 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | April 5, 2009tags: sunset, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Auringonlasku (sunset).
Sunset in Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 1 March 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | April 4, 2009tags: Trees at sunset, Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, image of the day
Puu auringonlaskun aikaan (Trees at sunset).
Sunset in Helsinki, Finland.
Image: GrrlScientist, 2 March 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | December 31, 2008tags: sunset, Hawaii, landscape, nature, image of the day
Sunset, Wailea, Maui, 2
Image: John del Rio [larger view].
grrlscientist | December 9, 2008tags: sunset, Mt Shasta, landscape, nature, image of the day
Sunset over Mt. Shasta
Image: John del Rio [larger view].
grrlscientist | December 8, 2008tags: sunset, Mexico, landscape, nature, image of the day
Sunset with Palm
Rosarito Beach, Mexico.
Image: John del Rio [larger view].
grrlscientist | December 7, 2008tags: sunset, Mexico, landscape, nature, image of the day
Sunset
Rosarito Beach, Mexico.
Image: John del Rio [larger view].
grrlscientist | December 6, 2008tags: sunset, Hawaii, landscape, nature, image of the day
Sunset
Ka'anapali, Maui.
Image: John del Rio [larger view].
grrlscientist | December 3, 2008tags: sunset, Hawaii, landscape, nature, image of the day
Sunset, Wailea, Maui.
Image: John del Rio [larger view].