The Green Flash
Photo credit: Brocken Inaglory
For hundreds of years, men of the sea, most notably pirates, have repeatedly reported a strange phenomenon that has come to be known as the green flash. It is said that when the sky and the horizon are both completely clear, a sudden flare of emerald-green light can flash across the sky as the Sun sets.
Reports of the flash go all the way back to the 1600s, with pirates being the ones who reported it most, as they would have had the longest sea voyages. While this phenomenon has a completely rational explanation, pirates claimed that anyone who saw the flash would gain the ability to read the souls of others.
I'd be interested in knowing what this rational explanation is that they mention, wouldn't you?
Coffee out on the patio before it gets too hot. Fresh peanut butter cookies await!
8 comments:
I thought i heard once (could be wrong) that the flash has something to do with the Earth's magnetism. I am probably wrong but it is a good guess. Fresh peanut butter cookies and the patio. What more could a person ask for on this cloudy, soggy Monday morning.
The green flash comes the moment after the sun actually sets on the horizon of the water. It's really quick! I'd heard about it and looked for it many many times over the years and finally saw it, once, a few years ago, off Santa Cruz CA.
Having a photograph of it is impressive!
Pirates? There have been a huge number of people who spent their life on the water over the ages and didn't make a living off murder & theft...
A great morning for coffee on the patio! And fresh cookies!
Hey Linda...
That sounds reasonable to me, but what do I know.
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Hey Rob...
That's great that you finally got to see it. Must have been a special moment for you.
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I have never heard of this before. Now I'm intrigued. Why didn't they add the reason for this?
Maybe we can figure it out over coffee and peanutbutter cookies.
Hey Jo...
At least one of our fellow readers has seen it first hand. I really want to see a reason for the glow, though.
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Wow! I would love to see that. Love some peanut butter cookies too:))
If you spend enough time at sea, you will see a lot of strange things and a whole lot of salt water.
Hey Mamahen...
You have good taste in cookies, I see. Help yourself.
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Hey Dizzy...
Hw true that is, my friend.
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