clipped by: mariana3 Clip Source: www.spaceweather.com This weekend, observers around Europe are reporting the same "volcanic sunsets" widely observed last week in North America. "This was probably due to aerosols in the stratosphere spewed by the August 7th eruption of the Kasatochi volcano in the Aleutian Islands." Meanwhile, back in the USA, "the sky is on fire," reports Doug Zubenel of Kansas. "The colors tonight (Aug. 30th) were about as vivid as I have ever seen ( photos )." One state away in Nebraska, Jerry Chab reports "the sky was white at the horizon and turned yellow, orange, red, purple, blue then finally black up high ( photos ). It was like a rainbow in clear skies!" Tags: astronomy , climate , geology , volcano , sky , sunset ...
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clipped by: mariana3 Clip Source: www.spaceweather.com This weekend, observers around Europe are reporting the same "volcanic sunsets" widely observed last week in North America. "This was probably due to aerosols in the stratosphere spewed by the August 7th eruption of the Kasatochi volcano in the Aleutian Islands." Meanwhile, back in the USA, "the sky is on fire," reports Doug Zubenel of Kansas. "The colors tonight (Aug. 30th) were about as vivid as I have ever seen ( photos )." One state away in Nebraska, Jerry Chab reports "the sky was white at the horizon and turned yellow, orange, red, purple, blue then finally black up high ( photos ). It was like a rainbow in clear skies!" Tags: astronomy , climate , geology , volcano , sky , sunset ...