Orange Sky

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:16 am

Alright, so about 7:30 PM yesterday we had thunderstorms, but it calmed down by 8:00. However, around 8:30, I walk outside to discover the sky is ORANGE. o_0 And lucky me, I had my camera, so I'm gonna post a few pics. <a href='http://board.c8world.com/index.php?act= ... ost&id=333' target='_blank'>This</a> was taken around 8:30 in my backyard. The little stars are rain droplets (it was slighty drizzling.) View faces northeast. <a href='http://board.c8world.com/index.php?act= ... ost&id=299' target='_blank'>This</a> was taken slightly earlier than the last pic. This is my street. View faces southeast. <a href='http://board.c8world.com/uploads/post-3-1087967916.jpg' target='_blank'>This</a> was taken later on in the evening, around 8:45. The sky is now dark red. If anyone knows what's going on here, please let me know.

hdofu · Postby **hdofu** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:26 am

Tavis · Postby **Tavis** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:27 am

They're really eerie.. I liked how the raindrops sparkled with the camera flash.

Burning Sheep Productions · Postby **Burning Sheep Productions** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 6:34 am

I'd have no clue. But as long as the air is breathable.

norsenerd · Postby **norsenerd** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 6:44 am

Look like light polution to me. When I visit myu motherer outside of NYC the sky has red patches at night. I doubt its meterological. I would put the finger at some type of polution. Maybwe there will be somethign abotu it in the pappeprpeperpeprepperppeprpeprpeprerer

Ozymandias · Postby **Ozymandias** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:09 am

lol i know exactly whats going on happened to me last summer. It had been a pretty warm day and it rained. The rain was warm. Well, anyway I called it a Mercury Sky (looks a bit like the planet Mercury). I actually wrote a story where the main character loves this kind of sky best of all. It happens for two reasons. (im gonna get a little scientific) 1) The sun sets. As it gets low, there are more dust particles in the earth's atmosphere diffracting the light. The most heavily diffracted are the dshorter wavelengths, such as blues and greens. The reds, being of longer wavelength, aren't diffracted so much. This is why a sunset can look red. 2) With the heavy clouds in the sky, and the sun below them, glowing red/orange, the suns rays are actually being projected up, tinting the clouds. I've only ever seen two of these 'Mercury Skies' before. One the time i said, and once this spring as i was walking home. I hope I have been helpful and insiteful to all.

likeafox · Postby **likeafox** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 2:31 pm

grr, I can't see the pics. It's too bad, I really wanted to see your sky, it sounds neat.

The J.A.M. · Postby **The J.A.M.** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 3:09 pm

[...unWARP!!!] Good evening. Here in the tropics, with more humidity in the air, we get orange, pink, red, and even purple! I have to find that picture I called "purple rain". Zacatepngolas! Until next time, remember: I AM THE J.A.M. Good evening. [WARP!!!]

Miles E Traysandor · Postby **Miles E Traysandor** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 3:11 pm

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'>Quote: (Dragon Wing @ Jun 24 2004, 12:16 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Alright, so about 7:30 PM yesterday we had thunderstorms, but it calmed down by 8:00. However, around 8:30, I walk outside to discover the sky is ORANGE. o_0 And lucky me, I had my camera, so I'm gonna post a few pics. <a href='http://board.c8world.com/index.php?act= ... ost&id=333' target='_blank'>This</a> was taken around 8:30 in my backyard. The little stars are rain droplets (it was slighty drizzling.) View faces northeast. <a href='http://board.c8world.com/index.php?act= ... ost&id=299' target='_blank'>This</a> was taken slightly earlier than the last pic. This is my street. View faces southeast. <a href='http://board.c8world.com/uploads/post-3-1087967916.jpg' target='_blank'>This</a> was taken later on in the evening, around 8:45. The sky is now dark red. If anyone knows what's going on here, please let me know.  </td></tr></table>  Lol, I guess this gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Red Sky at night, Sailor's Delight.... Red Sky in the morning, Sailor Take warning..."

Henohenomoheji · Postby **Henohenomoheji** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 4:38 pm

"...and black flag with bones anytime means you should scram."

Ozymandias · Postby **Ozymandias** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 5:09 pm

It was always shepard's delight/shepard's warning wher I come from. But then, a lot of the land around me is farmland. I guess it figures.

Zaaphod · Postby **Zaaphod** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:16 am

Awesome pics those are. I don't recall ever seeing red sky like that.

Zylo · Postby **Zylo** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:18 am

I've yet to see a sky that red. But it looks evil. And cool. We had a storm the other day and the sky looked evil, but not nearly as ominous as those pics.

Maeglin · Postby **Maeglin** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:04 am

o_O Indeed. I think it looks damn cool. Just something about looking into the sky and sensing malice and despair...

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 3:31 am

Yep, I think Ozymandias got it. Thanks. Or, maybe The J.A.M. is right. Cause it was humid that day.

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