Clouds of the Day - Sunday, July 25, 2020

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‘Fire at Sunset.’ Notice the cirrus filaments and a lower layer of altocumulus (left). The white spot is the moon just above the center on the right side.

‘Fire at Sunset.’ Notice the cirrus filaments and a lower layer of altocumulus (left). The white spot is the moon just above the center on the right side.

The Sun had already set when this photo was taken.. The Sun was illuminating the clouds from below. The red hue is due to the the atmosphere filtering out most of they other colors in sunlight. The red light was being reflected off the cloud base.

The Sun had already set when this photo was taken.. The Sun was illuminating the clouds from below. The red hue is due to the the atmosphere filtering out most of they other colors in sunlight. The red light was being reflected off the cloud base.