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Peter Lowenstein
Mutare, Zimbabwe

03/24/2023
06:16 pm

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Hand-held Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40 in sunset mode.

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Compilation of montage of 4 cropped, registered and reduced volcanic sunset views taken between 6.13 and 6.17 pm

Image Details:

Crescent Moon and Venus in Volcanic Sunset Crepuscular Rays.
On Friday 24th at 6.13 pm an unexpected pair of faint diverging crepuscular rays appeared above a receding volcanic sunset twilight arch close to the horizon. These strengthened and expanded upwards to produce a beautiful display in which the prominent arm reached both Moon and Venus engulfing them in a strong magenta glow. This amazing spectacle, which peaked at 6.15 pm lasted for less than five minutes before vanishing into thin air.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!