green flashes

A form of green flash — A rare phenomenon observed in the morning or evening when the sun is crossing or immediately below the horizon, in which a momentary flash or ray of green light appears above the upper rim of the solar disk, caused by the refraction of light in the atmosphere.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of green flash
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