APOD: Firefall by Moonlight (2022 May 07)

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APOD: Firefall by Moonlight (2022 May 07)

Post by APOD Robot » Sat May 07, 2022 4:06 am

Image Firefall by Moonlight

Explanation: On certain dates in February, an elusive firefall can be spotted at sunset in Yosemite National Park, when water flows, the weather cooperates and the direction to the setting Sun is just right. Often photographed from vantage points below, at the right moment the park's seasonal Horsetail Fall is isolated in the shadows of the steep walls of El Capitan. Then, still illuminated with rays of reddened sunlight the waterfall briefly takes on a dramatic, fiery appearance. But a Horsetail firefall can be photographed by moonlight too. Even more elusive by moonlight, the firefall effect can also be seen when a bright Moon sets at the right direction along the western horizon. And skies were clear enough for this well-planned imaging of an ephemeral Horsetail firefall, lit by a bright gibbous Moon setting in the early morning hours of April 15.

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Re: APOD: Firefall by Moonlight (2022 May 07)

Post by orin stepanek » Sat May 07, 2022 12:07 pm

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Very nice! Apod gave us some beautiful scenery today! I like it very
much! 8-) :D
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Re: APOD: Firefall by Moonlight (2022 May 07)

Post by Fred the Cat » Sat May 07, 2022 3:20 pm

Beautiful valley in the sunlight too
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with rainbows in the waterfall. :ssmile:
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