Talk:Green flash
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Previously the article said that you both needed a low line of hills and an unobstructed view of the horizon. I kept the unobstructed view as I know an amateur astronomer who just saw it for the first time last month over the ocean. Is there any reason a low line of hills would also work? --rmhermen
A key issue seems to be atmospheric layering and 'the right conditions'. It could be a low line of hills would help keep things still and enhance the layering? User:Rjstott In any event the effect is enhanced by a low horizon.
- I've seen it just once, but quite impressive. Like all other references I recall, it was over the ocean, seen from the waterfront. All references I recall also call it the green flash, so I'm thinking that might be the preferred page title, but maybe others' experience differs?--Richard Jones 13:28, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Page title
(William M. Connolley 20:15, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)) I think the common name for this is green flash. green ray is less common. Google gives GF 35k and GR 9k (but this is complicated by other things that match). This page [1] even says that GR and GF are different things!
- I just moved it to "Green flash" and I mentioned that green ray and green flash are not completely synonymous. AxelBoldt 23:47, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Picture
This page needs a picture. It would be nice if we could find an uncopyrighted one, or if someone would take one (easier said than done, I know) and release it under the GFDL. Wmahan. 21:58, 24 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Green flash in the media
Does this refer to the green flash legend from the Florida Keys? If so, I could reference Carl Hiassen's new book "Flush" in this article. (I'm actually reading it right now, so I thought I'd ask...) Mattderojas 23:24, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
