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THE remarkable red sunsets and after-glows, about which so much has been written of late, still continue here, but in a less intense form. A remarkable one occurred last night, and while watching it I determined to send you a brief account of my experiences in the matter. It is of little use going into descriptions of the appearances which are now well known, but the one which occurred last evening was unusually fine. It was a stormy wild evening, with black clouds all around, except in the west, where, from about 10° above the horizon to near the zenith, it was quite clear, and of a pale orange glow. A quarter of an hour after sunset three immense rays through rifts in the cloud bank sprang up almost suddenly, and took quite an intense crimson lake colour, which lasted about ten minutes.
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EILERY, R. The Remarkable Sunsets. Nature 29, 548–549 (1884). https://doi.org/10.1038/029548b0
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