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Your weather - Your shots: Rare displays of solar illusions

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26 August 2023

Your weather - Your shots
Rare displays of solar illusions

Sunset over oceanSunriseCircumzenithal arcanti-crepuscular rays
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A sunset captured as our companion star descends beyond the horizon in Watchet and Doniford, West Somerset. - © Jane Armstrong

As summer comes to a close, we're preparing for the darker autumnal sights, but first… one last week full of summer sun!

We have sunsets and sunrises this week, plus the rarer sights of circumzenithal arcs and anti-crepuscular rays!

What are circumzenithal arcs?read more
What are anti-crepuscular rays?read more

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