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The “Green Ray” at Sunset

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YESTERDAY, Sunday, August 16, I was watching the sunset over the sea. I was using binoculars, and remarked that I had never seen the horizon so sharp. The waves could be seen on the edge of the sky.

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EVANS, R. The “Green Ray” at Sunset. Nature 93, 664 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/093664c0

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