Hi Art Carlson and fellow dialists After my earlier note about seeing the green flash over a building in Edinburgh, Art wonders whether it is generally possible to observe the green sunset flash over nearby buildings. Mostly, probably not. I sent Art's comments to the originator of the story, Ron Livesey of the British Astronomical Association and here is his reply:
(quote) I was as surprised as anybody to find I could see the green flash with a "horizon" so close to me. It may have been a combination of air conditions and a sharp edge (i.e. a building) to the horizon. I brought it to the notice of the Royal Meteorological Society, Scottish Section at a meeting in Edinburgh when atmospheric phenomena were being discussed. I have seen the flash on a number of occasions with a distant horizon, such as the Pentland Hills seen from the royal park at Holyrood and on sea horizons in Cornwall and Sri Lanka, etc. (unquote) So I would say it was something of a one-off and the conditions were about perfect. But let's keep looking. Frank -- Frank Evans
