The Green Flash

[drbill]

Yep, seen it numerous times in the Sea of Cortez and a few times here on Catalina.

 

[DennisW]

I've seen it a few times years ago when I used to work on the offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. It was a magical thing to see.

 

[CBulla]

BAH... last night was a georgous sunset but alas no flash. I may have been in the wrong spot to see it but I think it has something to do with the brush fire we had nearby yesterday (100 something acres) and the smoke drift in the 5000-15000 foot level was over the water. This morning it smelled of burnt pine (still burning http://news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060419/NEWS01/60419008/1075) but maybe the winds will shift and the horizon yeild it again.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Yes, the horizon must be completely clear! NO obstructions at all.

 

[dpbishop]

I was on a Manzanillo race with a British naval officer who had never seen a green flash. We saw two during the race; both times he was below and missed them. You don't see them to often in SoCal because the marine layer hangs out just over the horizon at sunset.

 

[Je Souhaite]

I've never seen one, but I will start looking closer.

It sounds like a beautiful sight!!!

Cheers!!
Kim