Stunning sunset over the open plains in Botswana Moremi game reserve with a giraffe & trees highlighted in the red & orange glow
Stunning sunset over the open plains in Botswana, Moremi game reserve with a giraffe & trees highlighted in the red & orange glow of sun downer time whilst on safari Sunset is distinct from twilight, which has three phases, the first being civil twilight, which begins once the Sun has disappeared below the horizon, and continues until it descends to 6 degrees below the horizon; the second phase is nautical twilight, between 6 and 12 degrees below the horizon; and the third is astronomical twilight, which is the period when the Sun is between 12 and 18 degrees below the horizon. Dusk is at the very end of astronomical twilight, and is the darkest moment of twilight just before night. Night occurs when the Sun reaches 18 degrees below the horizon and no longer illuminates the sky, Locations north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle experience no sunset or sunrise on at least one day of the year, when the polar day or the polar night persists continuously for 24 hours. Sunset creates unique atmospheric conditions such as the often intense orange and red colors of the Sun and the surrounding sky Sunset or sundown, is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon as a result of Earth's rotation. The Sun will set exactly[dubious – discuss] due west at the spring and fall equinoxes, which each occur only once a year
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Location: Botswana
Photo credit: © Sheree Sedgbeer / Alamy / Afripics
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