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“Thunderdusk” and the “sunset of the century”

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In the last 1/2 hour I’ve been getting texts and reading Twitters about the “sunset of the century.” Something about a storm and the sunset — but I can’t see it from here in Cabbagetown due to the trees (extra thick due to all those storms). The above and below photos are by Michele Perras (who coined “Thunderdusk” on her Flickr page). If you’ve got a photo post it in the comment section — if you have a 500 pixel wide version and know the html code, do the link. If you simply post the link to the photo and it fits our template (500 wide), we’ll adjust and post the pic later this evening. Finally some beautiful fire in the sky that isn’t propane fueled.

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  4. I went for a ride down the Railpath and took a horribly excessive number of photos. Shortly after I got home (Symington Ave) the sky changed to a wicked bright orange VERY quickly, so I snapped a few more photos. They’re at the end of the gallery linked above.

    The photos don’t do the actual sight of this sunset any justice. It was way better in person.

    Here’s a 500 pixel version.

  6. I remember the odd coloured sunsets after Mt. St. Helen’s erupted. It lasted for about two months as the airborne ash worked its way around the world.

    Have there been any volcanic eruptions recently? And do you remember the colours of sunsets after Mt. Pinatubo in 1991?

  8. I saw this as I was coming back from work and unusually didn’t have a camera with me. It was amazing, reminded me of a bruise spreading across the horizon.

  9. Last night was a thunderdusk – really pretty and yet ominous. It was why we need on the ground vistas and extra height eg. taller buildings than treetop, and how do we get more of them in our built up areas? I’m sure many devilopers would be happy to build build build, but how to do it equitably?