PULL · 4 JAN 2011 This was
This was
your sky.
A Green Flash from the Sun
NASA APOD · Juan Jos� Manzano
(Grupo de Observadores
Astron�micos de Tenerife)
COSMIC MESSAGE
A green flash from the Sun is not a myth. Just as the setting Sun disappears from view, a last glimmer appears green. This effect is typically visible for only a few seconds from locations with a low, distant horizon. It happens because the atmosphere acts like a prism, bending different colors of light by different amounts, making the green light visible for a moment after the other colors have set.
CREDIT
© COPYRIGHTED Juan Jos� Manzano
(Grupo de Observadores
Astron�micos de Tenerife) · Juan Jos� Manzano
(Grupo de Observadores
Astron�micos de Tenerife) · used by permission via NASA APOD · not for redistribution. · View source
EXPORT AS
SB-2011-01-04
©
COMMON 
2011-01-04 · ♑
SKYBORN
A Green Flash from the Sun
NASA APOD · Juan Jos� Manzano
(Grupo de Observadores
Astron�micos de Tenerife)
BORN 5745 days ago
SKYBORN.APP
ZODIAC CONTEXT
♑
CAPRICORN
In tropical astrology, 4 JAN 2011 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 JAN 2011.
THE ALMANAC FOR 4 JAN 2011
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 4 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Quadrantid shower, peak tonight
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS