If you've caught a sunset or two on the Emerald Coast, you may have noticed a rare "green flash" phenomenon that occurs right as the sun slips below the horizon. | Beach TV - Panama City Beach, FL

A rare “Green Flash” was recently captured at sunset from Anna Maria, Florida! 🌅📸 Only lasting 1 to 2 seconds, this phenomenon is created as refraction bends the sun’s light. Sent in by: Vicki Reed | Meteorologist Nash Rhodes

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Wow! Did you catch the green flash during this morning's sunrise? 👀✨ The 'green flash' is a rare meteorological phenomenon viewed just after sunset or (even more rarely) just prior to sunrise. It generally occurs when air and surface temperatures are at odds with each other and will typically only last for one or two seconds. "In the case of the green flash at sunset, as the sun goes down, its light shines through those temperature inversions and you will get different refraction rates which br

The "Green Flash" is a rare optical phenomenon that occurs at sunset and sunrise when specific atmospheric conditions are met. As the sun dips below the horizon, its light is refracted or bent by the Earth's atmosphere. This bending of light is caused by a process called atmospheric refraction. When the sun is low on the horizon, the Earth's atmosphere acts like a prism, separating sunlight into different colors through a process called dispersion. Normally, the blue and violet colors are scatte

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