Nope. We talked about what we were seeing. I was the one who noticed the 2nd sunset. It was pretty dang cool.You sure it wasn't the grog
Nope. We talked about what we were seeing. I was the one who noticed the 2nd sunset. It was pretty dang cool.You sure it wasn't the grog
I've seen a strange one too. When Haley Bop (comet) was visible, I was on a test flight off the Baha coast flying Northwest parallel the coast toward Washington . I saw it set in the west then rise again the West. I never figured out the geometry of that. We were flying Mach 0.84 at fl410 if I remember correctly.The oddest thing I’ve seen was two sunsets in one evening. The sun went down but a few minutes later we saw it again. We realized it was a mirage. The image of the sun was reflecting off the clouds.
I never saw it, not even once the whole time I was in the Indian ocean on a submarine.I saw a green flash many times on a destroyer in the Indian Ocean.
not even once the whole time I was in the Indian ocean on a submarine.
The secret is to shoot off a ballistic missile at the sun just before the flash. Watch closely and, depending upon the type of missile, the green flash also comes with a mushroom cloud.I never saw it, not even once the whole time I was in the Indian ocean on a submarine.
The secret is to shoot off a ballistic missile at the sun just before the flash. Watch closely and, depending upon the type of missile, the green flash also comes with a mushroom cloud.
The recommended method of watching for the green flash.
-Will (Dragonfly)
That would have been "Taco Tuesday" in the crew's mess".I saw a green flash many times on a destroyer in the Indian Ocean.
You might have been at sufficient altitude and airspeed to catch up with the sunset. When I was in the Air Force, our pilots often flew west from California to Okinawa, and they routinely caught up with the sunset. They, however, were flying at Mach 3+ and at 80,000'+. SR-71.I onc
I've seen a strange one too. When Haley Bop (comet) was visible, I was on a test flight off the Baha coast flying Northwest parallel the coast toward Washington . I saw it set in the west then rise again the West. I never figured out the geometry of that. We were flying Mach 0.84 at fl410 if I remember correctly.
I migh be crazy too.
Ken
Appears to?"...The Sun appears to revolve around the Earth once per day"
But then you would get there yesterday.@ Ken Cross; Interesting.. From our friends at Google:
"The answer is 650 km/hr (403 mph)along the Arctic Circle. As you move closer to the equator, traveling along lines of latitude, your speed would need to increase — up to 1670 km/hr at the Equator. The Sun appears to revolve around the Earth once per day"
Soooo.. at your speed of 0.84Mach (about 644MPH) you could indeed have caught the sun line as you move north ..
The SR71 pilots often landed the day before they took off. Something about catching up with the International Date Line.But then you would get there yesterday.
Well, first you need to move Yankee country.Would this be a good time to mention I also envy those who have seen the Northern Lights?