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#156379 10/02/08 05:50 PM 10/02/08 05:50 PM |
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Posts: 921 Alachua, FL | I lived in Key West for 12 years and saw many western sunsets. I never saw the "green flash". I thought I did once or twice, but I don't think I really saw it. Everyone used to lie and say they saw it, but I think it is just a myth. Your eyes get watery looking into the sun and that coupled with beer and....substances.... can make anything look green for an instant....perhaps longer.
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Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I lived in Key West for 12 years and saw many western sunsets. I never saw the "green flash". I thought I did once or twice, but I don't think I really saw it. Everyone used to lie and say they saw it, but I think it is just a myth. Your eyes get watery looking into the sun and that coupled with beer and....substances.... can make anything look green for an instant....perhaps longer. I'm with you Jack...many a sunset have a wiped the sweat from my eyes as I kept my eyelids peeled for the mythical green flash. I believe it's similar to all the snipe hunting I did in camps as a kid.
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#156381 10/02/08 08:09 PM 10/02/08 08:09 PM |
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Posts: 921 Alachua, FL | I believe it's similar to all the snipe hunting I did in camps as a kid. Now snipe hunting...that's a different story. They do exist and they are quite common near lakes in SC. Bring a bag and stick tomrrow and I will tell you where you can find one.
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Posts: 805 Gainesville, FL 32607 USA | I have seen it: 4x in Hawaii in 6 years, 1x S. California, 1x over Lake Michigan: It has to be clear to the horizon, and only after rain has cleared the atmosphere. It lasts long enough to be certain- if you do NOT look at it until the critical last 3 secondsgreen-flash time as brightness declines.
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#156383 10/03/08 06:46 AM 10/03/08 06:46 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I believe it's similar to all the snipe hunting I did in camps as a kid. Now snipe hunting...that's a different story. They do exist and they are quite common near lakes in SC. Bring a bag and stick tomrrow and I will tell you where you can find one. You got it Jack! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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#156384 10/03/08 07:03 AM 10/03/08 07:03 AM | Anonymous
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The right conditions are...absolutely clear horizon.
The times I've seen it have been well worth the effort, even better than seeing the Southern Cross.
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#156386 10/03/08 07:35 AM 10/03/08 07:35 AM |
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Posts: 954 Mumbles Y.C Wales U.K | Green Flash used to be a very popular training shoe which all the surfers (me included) used to wear, along with our Alder jackets. Nowadays I just like the look of Green Nikes!! MP*MULTIHULLS | | | Re: About the Green Flash
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#156388 10/03/08 07:42 AM 10/03/08 07:42 AM |
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Posts: 1,187 38.912, -95.37 | Green Flash used to be a very popular training shoe which all the surfers (me included) used to wear, along with our Alder jackets. Nowadays I just like the look of Green Nikes!! Oh yeah, I remember the green nikes now! Green Nikes
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#156390 10/03/08 08:51 AM 10/03/08 08:51 AM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | There's no place like home...There's no place like home.... There's no place like home...
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#156391 10/03/08 08:55 AM 10/03/08 08:55 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Well...damn. All this time I've been looking for the sky to flash green. I didn't know it was just the edge of the horizon where the sun was going down. Feeehhhh.
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | And all this time I thought the "green flash" was JC being seasick...
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#156394 10/03/08 09:47 AM 10/03/08 09:47 AM |
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 921 Alachua, FL Mugrace72
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Posts: 921 Alachua, FL | [quote]I have witnessed this phenomena quite a few times and its definitely real.
Well...damn. All this time I've been looking for the sky to flash green. I've witnessed multiple alledged "sightings" over my lifetime and the one thing that strikes me is that they were ALWAYS preceded by libation and botanical substance activity. However, I have no emperical evidence that suggests documented sightings have never occurred. In fact, the photos that are linked to this thread are somewhat superior to the common Big Foot photos. There certainly may be some truth to this phenominum. I'm just sayin'......oh well....never mind.
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#156395 10/03/08 10:22 AM 10/03/08 10:22 AM |
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Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn | I haven't witnessed this phenomena often enough, hence posting it again! nor have I <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> | | | Re: About the Green Flash
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#156396 10/03/08 10:39 AM 10/03/08 10:39 AM |
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Posts: 921 Alachua, FL | I haven't witnessed this phenomena often enough My eyes are getting clearer now and yes...I now am a believer.
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