Alpenglow Tetons
by Raymond Salani III
Title
Alpenglow Tetons
Artist
Raymond Salani III
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Tetons with Alpenglow by Raymond Salani III. Alpenglow (from German: Alpengl�hen) is an optical phenomenon in which a horizontal red glowing band is observed on the horizon opposite to the sun. This effect occurs when the Sun is just below the horizon. Alpenglow is easiest to observe when mountains are illuminated. Since the Sun is below the horizon, there is no direct path for the light to reach the mountain. Instead, light reflects off airborne snow, water, or ice particles low in the atmosphere. These conditions differentiate between a normal sunrise or sunset and alpenglow.
Although the term may be loosely applied to any sunrise or sunset light seen on the mountains, true alpenglow is not direct sunlight and is only observed after sunset or before sunrise.
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March 8th, 2015
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Comments (9)
Judy Vincent
Wonderful image! Congratulations on your feature in the �Landscape and Landmark Photography� group!
Barbie Corbett-Newmin
Congratulations; your lovely landscape is featured in the high activity group, AllStarz!
Dave Files
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Nature and Landscape Photography!"
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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