J: "Mommy the sky is red!"
Here's how our two minute science lesson went:
-The colors of the sunset are due to the sunlight bouncing off of other objects on the earth (scatter). I didn't have the reference at the time, but this article does a great job explaining light scattering and its affect on the sunset colors.
-What colors do you think the sun gives out/reflects?
-We actually watch it go from yellow to orange to red and the clouds were a deep purple. We named all of the colors we saw. He was excited the most when it reached red.
-Clouds add more excitement, giving the sunlight more things to bounce off of.
Now I will share my love of sunset (and photos of them) to you. Despite my desire to tell you that Southwest sunsets are the best, it seems that I have them from quite a few places. To engage you a little bit, we'll play a guessing game. Where was each sunset captured? I included treelines for some hints. Bonus points for naming the time of year.
-Clouds add more excitement, giving the sunlight more things to bounce off of.
Now I will share my love of sunset (and photos of them) to you. Despite my desire to tell you that Southwest sunsets are the best, it seems that I have them from quite a few places. To engage you a little bit, we'll play a guessing game. Where was each sunset captured? I included treelines for some hints. Bonus points for naming the time of year.
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Got your guesses?
Here are the answers:
1. Aptos, CA - June 2008
2. Rancho Mirage, CA - May 2007
3. Minneapolis, MN - July 2006
4. Yosemite - September 2006
5. Waikiki, HI - December 2005
6. Austin, TX - July 2008 - did the bats give it away?
7. Las Vegas, NV - January 2006 - it is Vegas, so no trees, sorry. I cropped out light poles and stripper billboards (since that might give it away and it's a family friendly blog).
Looks like I need to chase sunsets more since it's been over 4 years since my last sunset picture. No wonder J hasn't seen any.
How many did you guess right or close enough? I'd say close enough answer for
1: CA Hwy 1 around Santa Cruz
2: Palm Springs
5. Hawaii
6. Austin, TX - July 2008 - did the bats give it away?
7. Las Vegas, NV - January 2006 - it is Vegas, so no trees, sorry. I cropped out light poles and stripper billboards (since that might give it away and it's a family friendly blog).
Looks like I need to chase sunsets more since it's been over 4 years since my last sunset picture. No wonder J hasn't seen any.
How many did you guess right or close enough? I'd say close enough answer for
1: CA Hwy 1 around Santa Cruz
2: Palm Springs
5. Hawaii
I didn't get any of them! But, that Vegas sunset looks exactly like our Massachusetts Sunset last night! If we cropped out the trees :)
ReplyDeleteThat Jello-red color sunset is my favorite kind by far! We've had a few turn that color in the Bay, but out of our 7 years, we can probably count them on one hand.
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